Guns, cash and £3 MILLION worth of drugs seized in Sheffield and South Yorkshire

Three guns, £3million worth of drugs and over £60,000 in cash have been seized by police as part of seven days of high-intensity action in South Yorkshire.

By Alana Roberts

Published 22nd Jul 2020, 10:27 BST

Updated 22nd Jul 2020, 10:27 BST

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South Yorkshire Police arrested 98 people and executed 71 warrants across Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster last week as part of a crackdown on organised crime in the region.

Arrests were made for a range of offences including; possession of firearms, possession with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs, possession of offensive weapons, assault and acquisition and possession of criminal property, police said.

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On Tuesday police raided a disused social club in Darnall in which they found and recovered around £1.2m worth of drugs from a labyrinth of rooms and cellars beneath the building

On Tuesday police raided a disused social club in Darnall in which they found and recovered around £1.2m worth of drugs from a labyrinth of rooms and cellars beneath the building

Twenty-three people have already been charged and two people have been recalled to prison.

Temporary Superintendent Ian Proffitt said: “Our disruption activity has been directly in response to some of the violent incidents we have seen on our streets since the start of the year.

“In Sheffield, there have been a number of shootings in several of our communities. These are all being treated as targeted incidents, involving people we believe to be engaging in organised criminal activity in the city.

“Over the last week, we have raided a significant number of properties, with the aim of destabilising drug supply and production networks that feed into this type of criminality.”

Police seized three guns, £3m worth of drugs and £60,000 in a week of action to tackle criminals and organised crime across the region

Police seized three guns, £3m worth of drugs and £60,000 in a week of action to tackle criminals and organised crime across the region

T/Supt Proffitt said the week had been “successful” but said it is part of wider work happening every day to tackle violent crime.

He said: “For example, between 23 June and 2 July, Sheffield’s teams seized 687 cannabis plants, this is business as usual. The difference over the last week is that we’ve turned the pressure up, which should send a warning signal to those involved in organised crime.

“If you look at the weapon seizures alone, this will undoubtedly have an impact; there are three fewer firearms in the hands of individuals intent on causing fear. I hope this is reassuring to our communities.

“Community intelligence is vital in driving police activity of this nature and I want to appeal to the public to continue to supply information around violent incidents and drug supply or production.

"You can do this through your local neighbourhood team, by calling 101 or speaking to Crime-stoppers.”

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