Joint police operation to detect drugs on trains

RAIL cops and Devon and Cornwall Police officers carried out a joint operation to prevent drugs being transported on the tracks.

- By CARL EVE

British Transport Police and Devon and Cornwall Police, including sniffer dog Jasper, carrying out the joint operation on rail routes in Plymouth and south east Cornwall, targeting County Lines drug supply routes

(DEVON & CORNWALL POLICE)

The recent police exercise saw officers team up with British Transport Police (BTP) to sniff out drugs and disrupt county lines activity on the transport network.

The focus was on deterring organised crime groups from transporting illegal substances into smaller towns, as well as safeguarding the vulnerable people exploited into carrying them.

This illegal activity is known as County Lines.

During the exercise, officers and passive drug dog 'Jasper' carried out high-visibility patrols in the carriages of trains bound for South East Cornwall from Plymouth.

PD Jasper was also positioned at ticket barriers to sniff out the presence of drugs on anyone entering or leaving the train station.