51 arrests during crackdown on county lines drug dealing
More than 10 weapons were seized including knives, machetes, batons, knuckle dusters and swords
Last updated 29th Apr 2025
A county lines police operation has resulted in 51 arrests across Cambridgeshire.
3\5 individuals were charged in total with more than 100 offences between them.
The crackdown, led by Cambridgeshire Constabulary, targeted drug supply networks across the county exploiting vulnerable people who traffic and distribute illegal substances.
Over the course of Operation Hypernova, which took place last month (March), officers carried out more than 30 dawn raids across Cambridge, Peterborough, Ramsey, Cambourne, Ely, Longstanton and St Ives, as well as out of county in London, Grimsby, Leicester, Newmarket, Spalding and Lincoln.
The operation led resulted in the closure of 50 active drug lines and seizing an estimated £55k of illegal drugs including cocaine, cannabis, crack cocaine and heroin.
In addition, police recovered a significant number of criminal assets including £57k in cash, more than £8k in crypto currency and high-end designer watches and luxury trainers.
More than 10 weapons were seized including knives, machetes, batons, knuckle dusters and swords.
The operation also saw 28 individuals identified and protected from further exploitation, many of whom were vulnerable young people and adults being used by criminal gangs to transport and sell drugs.
Detective Inspector Dan Miller, from Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s Intelligence and Specialist Crime Department, said: “This operation continues to focus on those people who come into our county and exploit vulnerable people, be they drug users or vulnerable children and encourage them into selling or using drugs.
“Once again, we have significantly disrupted organised criminal networks across the county who are profiting from the exploitation of vulnerable people and the misery caused by illegal drugs.
“The arrests, subsequent charges and seizures send a clear message that we will continue to relentlessly pursue those who run and profit from county lines drug dealing in Cambridgeshire.”