Cambridgeshire Police have launched Operation Riptide to stop gangs and dealers arriving from cities – such as London, Nottingham and adding the City to their dealing ground, the aim is to stem the flow of crack cocaine and heroin reaching the citys' streets from sometimes armed, drug dealers.
Police are set to increase visible police presence on the streets, particularly the Lincoln Road area of the city and will be stopping and searching suspected suppliers and others, with firearm Trojan units on standby as part of a zero-tolerance approach.
Chief Inspector Paul Rogers, force lead officer on drugs, said Operation Riptide was a robust long-term project to prevent Peterborough suffering the problems with guns that other major cities face.
“We don’t currently have a big gun problem in the city and we want to keep it that way, so armed dealers coming in wanting to peddle drugs will not be tolerated" he added.
Julian Bray Chairman, PFNW comments: "In posting the above, the intention is clear that if police resources are concentrated on Lincoln Road and known drug dealing areas, the "one percenters" living on Park Farm and Stanground might want to step up their own dealing and supply activities.
Active 'busts' are usually marked by the police helicopter hovering overhead and a Trojan firearms unit or Dog Unit parked off Park Farm Way. We are asking residents to keep a careful watch and report directly to police if anything unusual is happening. It might be streams of people coming and going to a single address at all times of the day and night or discarded drug wraps in the street, also keep a close watch on the playground and recreation area also the riverside greenwheel path at Middle Level. We just need to make it very uncomfortable ie impossible, for these lowlife dealers to operate."
(C) Park Farm Neighbourhood Watch Peterborough UK Tel: 01733 345581 Broadcasters direct call ISDN 'down the line' 01733 555319 ISDN Codecs G722 & APT All Press Enquiries Julian Bray 01733 345581
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