Seizures of gold in drug gangs blitz

UK police seized a gold bar, a gold suitcase, and even gold teeth alongside an "unusual" haul of guns during a week-long crackdown on drug gangs.

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More than 2,000 people were arrested last week, nearly 10% of them children, some as young as 14, as officers closed 335 "drug lines" suspected of supplying heroin, cocaine, and spice-laced vapes across towns and cities, the National Police Chiefs' Council said.

County lines gangs use dedicated phone lines and often exploit vulnerable adults and children to transport and sell drugs.

Commander Paul Brogden, national county lines and gangs lead, highlighted the rare nature of some of the items seized, including a gold bar.