Thursday, June 27, 2024
Significant numbers of arrests have been made by the RCT right across Lancashire, with large seizures of drugs, cash and stolen vehicles made.
Since the launch in June 2023, the RCT has:
*…Arrested 570 people.
*…Seized £5.3m worth of drugs.
*…Recovered 203 stolen vehicles.
*…Seized £2.1m cash from criminals.
The work of the RCT has led to 36 people being sent to prison for a total of 80 years, while 16 more people are currently on remand awaiting trial.
The charges those on remand are charged with, include murder, possession of drugs with intent to supply, dangerous driving, money laundering, robbery, and firearms offences.
Significant sentences imposed by the courts after investigations by the RCT include two men being jailed for nine years and 10 months and eight years and eight months, for possession of cocaine with intent to supply in Lancaster.
A man was sentenced to five years and seven months after being arrested in Leyland with a large quality of cocaine.
In February, a car was stopped on the M55 travelling towards Blackpool, with almost £500,000 worth of cocaine found in the boot. The driver was jailed for 56 months.
A seizure of £3m worth of cannabis (pictured above) from a car on the M6 at Forton, led to the driver being sent to prison for two years.