BLACKPOOL — Live News On Friday (November 20) officers from Lancashire Police and Merseyside Police...

Published: 8:36 am November 27, 2020
Updated: 9:26 am March 8, 2026
A Joint Police Operation Aimed At Targeting The Distribution Of Drugs Between Merseyside And The Fylde Coast Has Led To 10 Arrests

On Friday (November 20) officers from Lancashire Police and Merseyside Police took part in Operation Medusa, aimed at disrupting the supply of drugs by organised criminal groups.

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The operation followed intelligence suggesting drugs gangs from Liverpool were expanding their operations into Blackpool and St Annes, using violence to drive out local dealers and exploiting children and vulnerable people to sell drugs – also known as County Lines.

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