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Police dog sniffs out drugs cash and weapons as two arrested during morning raid Two people have been arrested over drugs, money laundering and weapons offences after a police dog sniffed-out a quantity of drugs and cash during a morning raid. Early on Friday, officers from the Burnley and rural task force executed two drugs warrants in the Ightenhill area of the town. A police sniffer dog, PD Jerry, was deployed to help hunt down any suspcious packages and was able to recover suspected d...

Officers from the Burnley and Rural Task Force executed two drug warrants in the Ightenhill area. Police said a quantity of drugs, weapons and money have been recovered thanks to PD Jerry who helped to locate the suspicious packages. A spokesman for Burnley and Padiham Police said: "We have arrested a male and a female on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs and money laundering. They will be interviewed in due course. We will continue to target criminals involved in the supply o...

A 36-year old man has been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Hunting Act and the Game Act as well as breaching a court order banning him…

Cruel illegal hunters handed Covid fines and kicked out of East Yorkshire A total of seven people from Manchester and the south east were caught in the county carrying out illegal hare coursing Humberside Police clamping down on hare coursers in East Yorkshire (Image: Humberside Police) Cruel illegal hunters from Manchester and the south east have been slapped with Covid fines and booted out of East Yorkshire. Over the weekend a total of seven men have been caught by Humberside Police using dog...

The police helicopter, deployed in tackling hare coursing A POLICE helicopter and fixed wing plane have been deployed as part of a police operation against hare coursing in East Yorkshire. Humberside Police said that in recent weeks, the force had seen people travelling to the area each weekend to commit the wildlife crime on private land. "Hare coursing is barbaric and illegal and as a sport is banned," said a spokesperson. "With no regard for the law, criminal gangs are still travelli...

Police in East Yorkshire set up dedicated rural crime unit 11 February 2021 | The new taskforce will focus on fighting agricultural theft and associated crimes Police in East Yorkshire have set up a dedicated rural crime unit to target the growing number of incidents experienced by farmers in the county. Humberside Polices Rural Task Force will specifically target hare coursing and poaching, as well as offences around hunting with dogs, badger baiting and farm burglaries. The team will be base...