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Officers in Macclesfield joined forces with colleagues from the British Transport Police to tackle drug dealing and knife crime in the area.
LPU officers joined the British Transport Police for an afternoon of action at Macclesfield train station
PDs Fanny and Casper were also deployed for the operation
PDs Fanny and Casper were also deployed for the operation
On Wednesday, 2 October, officers from Macclesfield Local Policing Unit (LPU) joined the British Transport Police in a joint operation focusing on targeting drug dealing across Cheshire.
Conducting the operation at Macclesfield train station, the LPU and BTP officers were also joined by two of the Constabulary drug detection dogs, PD's Fanny and Casper, and over the course of the operation around 40 stop and searches were executed, which resulted in:
Sergeant Matthew Bassirat, of Macclesfield PLU, said
“This operation in Macclesfield alongside our colleagues from British Transport Police was aimed at targeting criminals who sell drugs in our communities and carry weapons.
“Criminality has no borders and these groups will do all they can to make criminal gains by exploiting the most vulnerable in our society. By working together we’re also showing that we too have no borders and will continue to work together to rid those involved in supplying drugs.”
Sergeant Andy Platt, of the British Transport Police, added:
“BTP has a great joint working relationship with our Cheshire colleagues and that has helped us combat knife and drug crime in Macclesfield.
"Today, this ongoing partnership has yielded great results, whilst providing reassurance to the public that we are doing all we can to keep them safe as they travel on our railways.”
If you have any information about any illegal activity in your area, please contact Cheshire Police by calling 101 or report it via Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.