By
Jonathon Barnett
From left, PCSOs Tony Icke and Joanne Pendrey, Rage Fitness CEO Craig Brown, Blacon Adventure Playground Manager Sandra Hewitt and Youth Leader Lisa Pritchard during the playground visit.
SEVERAL people were arrested during a week of action to tackle county lines drug dealing in Cheshire.
Operation Expel saw officers across the county step up their already considerable efforts to bring county lines drug dealers to justice and protect vulnerable people from being exploited.
Running from Monday, February 8, to Friday, February 12, the bulk of the proactive activities took place in Halton.
Detective Inspector Eleanor Atkinson, who oversaw the operation at Cheshire Police, said: “County lines drug dealing involves organised crime groups based in major cities or urban areas extending their criminal enterprises into more rural locations.