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Police Commissioner Wants Hard Line on Drugs in Scarborough, Whitby and Filey

North Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner says drug users in the borough are funding "county lines" operations.

The Supply of drugs into Scarborough and Whitby is being actively targeted by North Yorkshire Police.

The force has been running Operation Expedite for a number of months to take proactive action against the drug supply chain.

Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Allot says that work will continue.

Philip Allot says people using illegal drugs on the Yorkshire Coast are helping to support county lines gangs and a network of crime, hen says cracking down on the drug supply is high on his list of priorities.

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