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police made a record number of arrests in a week-long push to tackle so-called county lines drug Gangs .

officers 743 people and seized drugs, arrested to the value of about £400,000, 12 cannons, and dozens of other weapons.

The operation that forces said in England and Wales, revealed the "fault" 49 "deal" lines to The Police .

executives say that better coordination between The Police means they know More Than you have ever done about the Gangs and their activities.

County lines, the drug Gangs use dedicated phone lines to send bulk texts to customers, and organize networks of couriers that move often of children and vulnerable adults, the drugs are out of the cities into the smaller cities.

These lines are marked with a gang's name, so that customers can place orders, but the retailer, with headquarters in distant cities, to avoid to remain anonymous, always caught.

a Total of 652 men and 91 women were arrested in the so-called National week of intensification began at 7. In October, the highest number of Gangs in each week, a coordinated police action against the county lines.

The shock of the line of teams was fighting the organized drug trade, dedicated to the support of uniformed officers-expert in the pursuit and stop of The Car .

The operation also made use of the intelligence of the and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, used to dealer drugs move from the big cities to the place where they are sold.

officers say, to move in the last few years, the lines and the use of Young People , the drugs have to the prevailing "business model" for the drug trade.

"We know More Than we have ever known about the Gangs and the people who utilized as a part of the county-lines of activity", - said the Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Duncan Ball , from the National Police Chiefs' Council.

He said: with better intelligence, the result of The Police work together more closely.

"We are determined to fight The Gang leader and take the fight to them hard," he added.

Birmingham, Worcestershire

The BBC was the access to the as it tries to stop, Gangs , and between Birmingham and Worcestershire.

In Aston, Birmingham, undercover officers were on The Streets in large numbers, gang-leader and drug-couriers.

traffic patrols trained in high speed pursuit techniques, followed by a car that crashed, the breach of a gas line.

The Car had is a rupture of a gas pipe

the officers to quickly clear the road, while on the search for The Suspect .

at least one county line is suspected, the medicines of Birmingham in The Town of Droitwich in Worcestershire.

The Police think this line makes £4,000 per day.

The West Midlands team followed, the drugs and The Dealers lay in wait with The Help of West Mercia Police.

Finally, a car was picked up by an automatic number plate reading camera outside of Birmingham, in the heading area.

The Suspect reportedly switched cars in front of The Police mounted a high-speed "hard stop" on a busy country road and arrested them.

West Midlands police carried out simultaneous raids on Friday the 11. October in Tipton, Birmingham, objectives of a county-line connects Birmingham and Hereford.

a knife and A samurai were sword found in an apartment.

kids: 'goods'

County line Gangs are a challenge for The Police , because they carry considerable damage to the Young People , caught in their activities, Many of which are maintained to drugs, and lost out of the house.

Sgt Jen Edwards, who leads the relatively new West Midlands police team, called Gangs , the "heartless and cruel".

"you don't see these children as vulnerable children, they see you as a commodity, and a way to use you, to make you more money. "

Jen Edwards, called Sgt Gangs , the heartless and cruel

Supt rich Agar, who leads the operation, the West Midlands Police county lines. said: "you get your hands dirty.

"you do not have to bear the drugs, you have not used the weapons for enforcement. You are using vulnerable adults and children.

"the people who are caught on the ground and go to jail. "

The Police is increasingly using coordinated operations to fight the Gangs .

A knife is found, during one of the raids

During the intensification week, a senior compared to officers their records on a daily basis to ensure intelligence was shared.

The government has announced that it will expand the new set-up to supervision.

police and the Home Office will also consider whether new laws target could be the way county lines Gangs send bulk SMS to your customers to advertise drugs.

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Source of news: bbc.com