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County Lines Exploitation Sonja Leith Director of Intelligence
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County Lines Exploitation
Sonja Leith
Director of Intelligence
Vulnerable Adults
• Drug dependant,
Alcoholism, Mental
Health…
• Cuckoo’ing
• Criminally Exploited
Children
• Vulnerable children targeted (in care)
• Groomed, trapped.
• Local children increasingly used
• Multi Agency involvement
“11th August 2016 Boy blinded in stabbing -
teenager's eyeball sliced in horror attack”
Held: Man said to have stabbed Scott Cadder
6 times -Stephane Yaba, 24, charged with
causing grievous bodily harm with intent on
September 10, as well as possessing crack
cocaine with intent to supply.
Cuckooing victim: Drug dealers took over my
flat –
Max, a former addict, was targeted by a group of
dealers a year ago when his home in Wiltshire was
taken over for two days.
Regional Organised Crime Unit,
Avon & Somerset Police,
Devon & Cornwall Police,
Dorset Police,
Gloucestershire Police,
Wiltshire Police,
British Transport Police,
Children’s Society,
Crimestoppers
NPCC County Lines Working Group
South West Strategic Governance Group
Op Tarak
Local Force & Partnerships Working
Groups
NPCC County Lines Working Group
South West Strategic Governance Group
Op Tarak
Local Force & Partnerships Working
Groups
• Corralling partners
• Understanding the problem
• Sharing effective practice
• Joined up enforcement
• Academic research – what works
• Communication & awareness tools
• Demand reduction strategies
• Partnership interventions- what works
• Signposting, Referrals, safeguarding
support, Joint Investigations
• Prevention & Awareness
Enforcement:
Dedicated teams
Prioritise most harmful networks
Safeguarding:
Raising awareness ‘spot the signs’
Referral pathways for Children & Adults
Criminal Exploitation of Vulnerable
Prevention:
Demand reduction interventions
Early intervention
Aim: Reduce harm, sustained impact
• Custody drug intervention support
• Joint outreach patrols
• Awareness raising (posters, cards)
• Same day drug referral appointments
• Fast track to residential treatment
• Intelligence sharing
• Working with hostels
• Input to schools
• Safeguarding visits
• ASB & orders
• Media coverage
