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A police crackdown on drug dealing in Hinckley has seen four people arrested after five warrants were executed under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

The warrants took place on Friday, April 11, 2008 in the Wykin estate, as part of Operation Blowback, an ongoing effort by police in Hinckley to disrupt local drug dealing and bring dealers to justice.

Four men aged 19, 24, 32 and one female aged 49 were arrested for possession with intent to supply Class A, B and C drugs. They have been released on police bail pending further enquiries.

Two other men and a female were also cautioned for possession of cannabis.

Operation Blowback involved a number of officers from all four local policing units in the South area and the Forces special operations unit, the tactical support group.

Inspector Martyn Ball, the Commander of Hinckley local policing unit (LPU), said; "We want to send out a clear message to anyone dealing drugs that they will be caught. We do not tolerate this behaviour and we are cracking down on it.

"Our officers are continually gathering intelligence on drug dealer's whereabouts and this information leads to us taking action against them.

"We continue to receive a lot of support from the local community and will continue to work with them to reduce problems caused by drug misuse and associated anti-social behaviour.

"We plan to carry out further enforcement action in our fight against drugs in the future. We said we are going to target dealers and we are!

"If anyone has information that might help us stop the people that commit these types of crime then I urge them to get in touch."

Anyone with any information is asked to call Leicester (0116) 222 2222 or Crimestoppers, which is free* and anonymous, on 0800 555 111.

*Please note, some mobile 'phone networks may charge for this call.

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