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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.
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. 
Monday, 15 January 2024 Two men from Wakefield have been jailed for almost 13 years after a firearm and thousands of pounds of Class A drugs were recovered during an operation in the district.  
Thursday 30 November 2023 Kirklees and Nottinghamshire criminals who masterminded a Class A drugs ring worth hundreds of thousands of pounds have been jailed. 
Tuesday, 5 March, 2024Officers acting on information from the community executed a warrant at a bar in Wakefield city centre in the early hours of Sunday morning (3 March).  
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.
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.  
Tuesday 9 January 2024 Bradford South Neighbourhood Policing Team along with partners have seized more than £2 million pounds worth of Cannabis and Class A Drugs from the streets.   
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.
Tuesday, 19 March, 2024Police in West Yorkshire have arrested 42 people and seized Class A drugs valued at over £620,000 as part of crackdown on County Lines crime.    
A list of Police stations in the Wakefield district, including those with public helpdesks. Station details for Normanton (Havertop), Wakefield City Centre and Pontefract helpdesk.
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.