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Cross-border criminals who prey on rural communities were sent a resounding message by police forces as part of a continued crackdown.
Shortly before 1am on Thursday June 16 2022 police officers spotted a Land Rover Freelander that was towing a trailer on the A69 near Corbridge.
ALMOST 70 vehicles were stopped, drugs seized and arrests made as part of one of the biggest rural crime operations.
POLICE have stopped 70 vehicles in a multi-force crackdown on rural crime in North Yorkshire.
Officers across the region have partnered up to take further action against criminal activity in one of their biggest rural crime operations yet.