Drugs seized in Sheffield by team to tackle armed gangsters
Millions
of pounds' worth of drugs and vehicles have been seized from organised
drugs gangs in Sheffield, a police chief has been told.
A
report by one of South Yorkshire's most senior officers tells the
county's crime commissioner of increasing drug gang violence and use of
firearms.
Sheffield District Commander Una Jennings told Alan Billings a dedicated Armed Crime Team had now been formed.
Ch Supt Jennings said "Albanian gangs" had grown large amounts of cannabis.
She
said in the document: "In response to the series of [firearms]
discharges across Sheffield, the force have made the decision to invest
in a dedicated Armed Crime Team to respond to the threat posed by gun
crime.
"The
key driver for this operational response is an increase in discharges
driven by the activity of organised crime gangs involved in the supply
of controlled drugs."
In
one week the Armed Crime Team uncovered large amounts of drugs
including 3,239 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £2.9m
and more than 30kg of dried cannabis.
The team made 98 arrests, recovered three guns and £63,000 in cash.
Ms Jennings added that in three months to the end of June, 60 crime gang members had been arrested.
In one phase of the operation 120 vehicles were recovered.
South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings' office has been contacted for a comment.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-54106899
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