Arrests made as police carry out drugs raids in Spalding

A coordinated series of drugs warrants were carried out on Tuesday (6 January) at various locations in Spalding.

Lincolnshire Police said that Neighbourhood Policing Teams, along with the Tactical Support Team, targeted a number premises as part of a coordinated crackdown on county lines activity across the district. This action follows a number of reported incidents involving violence, believed to be linked to county lines operations.

Police said that a 55-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug and unrelated theft and assault offences, and a 34-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug and on suspicion of an unrelated fraud offence.

South Holland’s Neighbourhood Policing Sergeant Marc Fowler, who coordinated the operation, said: “The pre-planned warrants were carried out with one clear priority: protecting vulnerable people and keeping our community safe from the harms linked to county lines activity. We’ve acted on several pieces of intelligence about criminal and anti‑social behaviour connected to these premises, and while the public may not always see immediate action, I want to reassure you that a great deal of work is constantly happening behind the scenes. Every report we receive is assessed, developed and used to help us take the right action at the right time. Your information genuinely makes a difference, and we urge you to keep talking to us about anything that concerns you.”

There are a number of ways you can get in touch with Lincolnshire Police:

- - By emailing your local Neighbourhood Policing Team, using the Spalding Town section of their website: https://www.lincs.police.uk/area/your-area/lincolnshire/south-holland/spalding-town/contact-us/our-priorities

- By chatting with officers while they are on foot patrols

- Or anonymously, via the Crimestoppers website at: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously