Gangs

British Transport Police officers spotted two 16-year-old boys at Blackpool station on December 13, 2023.
Officers established grounds for a search of the teenagers and one was found to be in possession of 50 wraps of cocaine, 39 wraps of heroin, a burner phone and £300 in cash. The other was carrying a knife.
Both boys said they were more than 130 miles from home and were transporting the drugs on behalf of a County Lines drugs gang.

Teens with knife travelled 130 miles to smuggle drugs into Blackpool

A teen was arrested during a police operation at Poulton-le-Fylde railway station to crackdown on drugs in the town

Teen arrested during drugs crackdown at railway station

Drones dropping drugs and weapons to dangerous prisoners being held in high-security jails are a "threat to national security", a watchdog has warned

Drones could lift inmates out of jails to escape, prison officers say

David Bryson (L) and Steven Mitchell (R), from Fleetwood, have been jailed after supplying drugs including crack cocaine

Drug dealers who flooded streets with cocaine jailed

A dozen people have been jailed for over 100 years after one of Britain's biggest county lines drugs gangs which made £1.2 million a year was smashed by police.

Drugs gang gets smashed: Moment cops bust county lines criminals

Amanj Hasan Zada is arrested.

Human trafficker labelled 'best smuggler' jailed for boat crossings

Watch: Gangs of youths attack police with bricks and fireworks

CCTV captures the moment three mourners are shot in a drive-by shooting at a funeral.

Watch: Three mourners are shot in drive-by shooting at funeral

Money mule statue created by Blackpool student

Stark warning issued to all college and uni students in Lancashire

(TOP L-R) Hasnain Ashraf and Lewis Lord (BOTTOM L-R) Joseph Oakes and Lloyd Spencer

Gang who filmed themselves bagging heroin and crack cocaine jailed

Many people are unaware that it's illegal to use them on the road or in public spaces.

Escooters are weapons in the wrong hands - there must be tougher rules

Drug dealer RAMS police car: JAILED after using children as cocaine mules

Banned Mercedes driver RAMS police and gets jailed for drug dealing

Carl Scott, the ex-gang member who turned his life around after a friend 'died in his arms' - and now runs anti-knife crime campaigns.

I watched my friend get stabbed to death...it was a huge wake-up call

Sajid Ali, 56, the gang kingpin behind a major drug smuggling operation, is facing jail.

£11m cocaine haul smuggled in banana shipment: Drugs kingpin convicted

Officers ran covert operations in Blackpool to target drug dealing

Four arrested and drugs seized during plain-clothed operation

Poverty Truth Network event. Chris Webb in the centre, Gillian Oliver seated on sofa, left

Kids are all involved with drugs and gangs, It’s impossible not to be
Young people in Blackpool say they are being forced to join gangs and carry a knives in Blackpool just to feel safe.
Vanessa Sims

Gokool-Mely was convicted of murder after a jury at the Old Bailey deliberated for more than 16 hours.

Watch: Chilling CCTV shows knife-obsessed killer riding stolen bike

Residents of Stratford-upon-Avon are blighted by antisocial behaviour along South Green Drive and Cottage Lane, just a stones throw from Anne Hathaway's Cottage.

Watch: Drug gangs create misery on posh Shakespeare heritage street

Ricardo Anderson shot at a car in a busy Tottenham street.

Terrifying moment crowds scatter as gunman opens fire in street

Jack Bolton, with a huge knife on the streets of Nottingham.

Watch: Teen thugs clash with machetes in brawl outside art gallery

A warrant was executed at an address in Warton following the discovery (Credit: Lancashire Police)

'£200k' worth of cannabis found hidden within household furniture

Some of the drugs seized by police.

Huge drugs bust sees 40 arrested

Cannabis like that seized in Cookson Street, Blackpool

Huge cannabis farm worth £420k discovered in Blackpool

Cash seized from criminal gangs

More cash seized and criminal gangs put behind bars in last 12 months

Kids carry knives and wear balaclavas to look 'big' and get respect

'Kids pose with knives...they don't realise it's online forever'

Martinho De Sousa (L), Tireq McIntosh (C), Kian Durnin (R) have been jailed for a total of 69 years for shooting children in a Wolverhampton playground. Picture: West Midlands Police

Dramatic moment gunmen who shot children in playground were arrested

A man was arrested after Class A drugs were seized during a raid in St Annes (Credit: Lancashire Police)

Man arrested after Class A drugs and knuckle duster seized during raid
A man was arrested after Class A drugs, a knuckle duster and a large amount of cash were seized during a raid in St Annes.
Sean Gleaves

The Isle Of Wight Festival in Seaclose Park 2022. Picture: Emma Terracciano

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Dog thefts are on the rise in the UK - this is the sign that yours is targeted

County lines is a tactic used by organised crime groups to send drugs out to smaller towns (Photo: Shutterstock)

County lines drug dealing - how violent crime gangs are exploiting children

Generic image of anti-social neighbours, nightmare neighbours, living in fear, disruptive, anti-social behaviour, street drinking, louts, yobs

Youth gangs '˜terrorising' market town

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