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Use of stop and search has continued to increase since 2019, when it went up for the first time since 2014
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Suffolk police disrupted county lines drug-dealing activity on more than 200 occasions in the last year, latest figures have revealed.
Details were included in a report on Suffolk Constabulary s increasing use of stop and search powers.
The report, covering the use of powers in the 12 months to March 31, was discussed by the police and crime commissioner s accountability and performance panel on Friday.
According to the force s county lines disruptions log, activity was disrupted on 210 occasions during the reporting period - including 158 times in the south policing area, which includes Ipswich, and where about 400g of heroin, more than 1,000 wraps of class A drugs and 210g cannabis was seized.
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Suffolk police are handing out an increasing number of warnings to people in possession of cannabis for personal use - bucking the national trend.
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