Carry on, constables

During investigations, a number of cases were also found where criminals had attempted to exploit vulnerable members of the community, including people who had recently overcome addiction issues or had been rehoused after a period of homelessness.

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Some of these cases involved a practice known as 'cuckooing', where a person's home is taken over-often by force, coercion or deceit-and used as a base for storing, supplying or producing drugs as well as other unlawful activity.