Thirteen people have been charged after an ongoing operation by Gwent Police in Caldicot to target known criminals and locate stolen property and drugs.
Officers from Neighbourhood Policing Teams in Monmouthshire have worked with Neighbourhood Support and Response teams to target house, garage and shed break-ins.
Items such as bikes, power tools, garden equipment and golf clubs have been recovered during the operation. They’ve all been returned to their rightful owners. During the searches a small number of cannabis plants were seized as well as small amounts of heroin and ketamine.
Police Sergeant Roland Giles from Caldicot Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “This operation forms part of our wider efforts to target criminal activity throughout Monmouthshire. Since this operation started, crime levels have reduced and our detection rates have doubled.
“Our officers have worked tirelessly to achieve these results for the community and we will be continuing with our efforts to maintain them. We are committed to targeting offenders and bringing them to justice, as well as looking at seizing any property that may have been funded with proceeds from crime.”
Inspector Jim Walker, Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Caldicot added, “I would like to thank the local community for the valuable information that they have given to us which has resulted in a number of arrests of persistent offenders.
“We would like to ask the community to continue to work with us and provide us with any information about criminals who may be operating in their area and undermining their quality of life.”
If you have any information about criminal activity in your area, please contact Gwent Police on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
