Detectives from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s specialist organised crime team, Operation Relentless, notified other forces of a vehicle believed to be involved in transporting drugs around the country, which was stopped by police on 21 October on the M6 in Staffordshire.
A search of the Mitsubishi ASX revealed more than nine kilograms of cocaine, with a street value of around £650k. Linda Lawrence, aged 57 and from Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire, was arrested and later charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs (cocaine).
As enquiries continued a second person was arrested after a further five kilograms of cocaine was recovered from a property in Baldock, on 22 November, along with £120k in cash. Jonathan Dunn, aged 49 and from Sears Close, Clifton, Bedfordshire, was arrested and later charged with supplying class A drugs (cocaine). Both have been remanded into custody.
A spokesperson from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Operation Relentless team, said: “Our dedicated organised gangs team, Operation Relentless, is constantly monitoring and gathering intelligence on those involved in drugs and violent crime.
“Information from the public is so important and helps us to keep violent gangs out of Hertfordshire. If you have any suspicions about potential drug or gang crime in your area report it to police or anonymously to Crimestoppers.”
You report information online, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101.
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