One week brings 18 raids, 12 arrests, £65,000 cash, weapons and more drugs finds across Northamptonshire

Police seized £65,000 in cash after busting an international drugs ring operating from Northamptonshire during one of 18 raids this week.

Officers armed with a warrant raided a premises in Corby linked to the exportation of MDMA in partnership with our colleagues in Border Force.

One man was arrested — one of a dozen held during the week's activity carried out as part of the Force's 100 Days crackdown on dealers in the county.

More raids on properties in Northampton, Kettering, Wellingborough, Daventry and Towcester.

Assistant Chief Constable Simon Blatchly, said: “It has been another successful week for our teams in Northamptonshire who are demonstrating with force that this county is not a place where it’s easy to operate a criminal enterprise from.

“A lot of the people we have arrested and charged as part of these warrants have falsely been under the impression for some time that their activity has gone under the radar.

“This couldn’t be further from the truth. We know a lot more about them than they’d like to think and paranoia is now beginning to creep in. All the drug dealers will now be wondering – will it be my door next?

“My message to these drug dealers is simple - we may not have gone through your door this week, and we may not even go through it next week, but we are watching you, make no mistake about that, and eventually we will catch up with you and bring you to justice.”

Five properties were raided In Kettering linked to a single County Lines gang. Six people were arrested — three of whom have since been charged and remanded.

A number of weapons were seized during three raids In Wellingborough and safeguarding measures put in place for vulnerable people found inside the addresses.

And in Northampton, three raids resulted in seizures of Class A drugs, Class B drugs and cash. One arrest was made and a further safeguarding measure for a vulnerable person was put in place.

A further three fail to appear warrants were also executed in the town, resulting in all three people being held for court.

Finally, two warrants were executed in Daventry and one in Towcester. Cannabis was seized at all three addresses and one arrest was made.

Mr Blatchly added: "Northamptonshire Police is able to execute these warrants for two reasons.

"The first is the incredible work of our Force Intelligence Bureau.

"But the second is because of our community who regularly pass us information regarding suspicious activity in their area. If you have any information you think could be linked to drug dealing, please contact us in confidence on 101 or if you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111."