No place to hide, that’s the message North Wales Police has delivered across Wrexham and Flintshire this week as it carried out a series of raids and checks targeting local drug dealers, stolen goods, offenders who have failed to turn up at court and motoring offences.
Basing much of their intelligence on information from the community under the police’s “You said we did “initiative, officers swooped on addresses throughout the region, recovering drugs, stolen property and offensive weapons.
In North Flintshire, teams under the direction of Inspector David Roome carried out four warrants in Flint, Holywell and Northop, recovering drugs and stolen property including quad bikes and clothing as well as tracking down people wanted on outstanding warrants.
North Flint officers also carried anti-social behaviour patrols seizing alcohol from teenagers and taking their details. Officers also used the automatic number plate recognition system in a crackdown in Oakenholt, Greenfield and Trelawnyd, stopping untaxed and uninsured vehicles and issuing tickets.
In South Flintshire five warrants were executed on Thursday under the Misuse of Drugs Act, which resulted in the recovery of a samurai sword, stolen property and a quantity of cannabis.
Inspector Martin Best said:” We are very grateful to the community for providing us with information which has enabled us to carry out these warrants, South Flintshire police will continue to take a proactive approach to tackling drug crime.
” Meanwhile in Deeside, police also carried out five warrants during the week recovering Class A drugs, such as heroin and quantities of cash. Local Inspector, Mark Hughes said: “By acting on information from the community we are able to crackdown on local drug dealers who bring misery to our area. I’d encourage Deeside residents to continue to work with us.”
In Wrexham town Inspector Alex Goss’s team executed 15 search warrants for drugs and stolen property while four drug related warrants have been executed in the Rhos area so far this week.
Officers from Coedpoeth Police Station positioned at various locations, recorded the number plates of vehicles as they passed. The details of 2100 were checked electronically and 45 were stopped. Six lorries were dealt with for fuel leaks, incorrect licenses and construction and use offences.
Officers from Coedpoeth and Gresford also searched a number of addresses relating to drug offences and failing to appear in court offences.
Inspector Paul Jones who covers Wrexham North said: “Crime levels in the villages surrounding Wrexham remain low, but our efforts to combat crime will always remain high.”
Chief Superintendent Ruth Purdie divisional commander, said: “North Wales Police officers in Eastern Division planned a week of heightened activity to crackdown on people who think they can get away with committing crimes such as burglary, buying stolen good and drug offences – They can’t. “We will ensure that such people are investigated, arrested and brought before the court. “We appeal to the public to give us information, and they have my assurance that we will act upon it effectively. “In the meantime I would like to thank the public for their help in allowing us to carry out these recent operations.”
