Boy, 15, among arrests in ketamine crackdown
Boy, 15, among arrests in ketamine crackdown
The action was taken as part of Operation Shore, which aims to disrupt the supply of ketamine
Fifteen people including a 15-year-old boy have been arrested in a cross-county crackdown on the supply of ketamine.
The arrests were made at homes in Burnley, Padiham, Nelson, Ramsbottom and Huddersfield as part of a Operation Shore, Lancashire Police said.
As well as the raids on properties, officers made several of the arrests by stopping suspicious drivers.
Insp Matt Plummer, said: "We have disrupted the supply of this harmful drug and saw really positive results but we know this is just the beginning."
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