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West Yorkshire Police would like to raise the awareness around drugs and their link to serious organised crime with hope that drug users may rethink their decisions. Drugs are linked to violence, child criminal exploitation, Child Sexual Exploitation, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Firearms, and other areas of Serious and Organised Crime.
Drug Rape or Drink and Needle Spiking advice. From advice such as never leaving your drink unattended to advice about eliminating the chances of drug rape.
Monday 29 January 2024 A secret safe containing nearly £1 million in cash was uncovered at a house in Leeds after a gun was fired at the address during a drugs turf war. 
Friday 5th May 2023 Officers from Leeds East Neighbourhood Policing Team arrested three adult males in Harehills, for drugs offences between Friday 28th April – Sunday 30th April 2023. As part of Operation Bakegreen, officers proactively deployed across the Harehills ward last weekend, resulting in the arrests.
Wednesday 24th January 2024 On Monday 22nd January 2024, officers from Leeds District Neighbourhood Impact Team and East Leeds Neighbourhood Policing Team executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act on Tarnside Drive in Seacroft, Leeds.
Friday 6 October 2023 Bradford East Neighbourhood Police Team and Bradford’s Precision team have executed two warrants under the section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs act 1971 o Mortimer Avenue, Bradford Moor.  The warrants took place on 5 October.  
Friday, 22 September 2023  A man who was believed to play a major part in the supply of illegal drugs in Calderdale has been jailed for 18 years.
On Wednesday 11th October 2023, officers from the Leeds District Neighbourhood Impact Team executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act on Ashton Place, Harehills Leeds.
Thursday, 30 November 2023 A man who was seriously injured in an incident in Pontefract has passed away in hospital.   Luke Thompson, who was 25 and from Pontefract, died yesterday (Wednesday) after he was found in Front Street at about 4.30am last Sunday (19 November).   
Friday 7th July 2023 On Saturday 1st July 2023, officers from East Leeds Neighbourhood Policing Teams executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act on Wykebeck Street, Leeds as part of a continuing operation to address the production and supply of drugs.
On Friday 13th October 2023, officers from the Temple Newsam and Halton Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act on Ulswater Crescent, Leeds as part of Operation Doleedge to address the cultivation, production, and supply of drugs.
Tuesday March 7, 2023 Cannabis worth at least £10,000 has been seized from the streets of Batley following a police raid at a commercial premises in the town.
Tuesday 27 February 2024Two men from Keighley have been jailed after being charged with drug offences in the town.    Khalid Azam (41) of Edensor Road and Christopher Shepherd (35) of Guard House Grove were charged with conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.