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Operation Scorpion: 122 Arrested, Firearms Seized in Drug Crackdown

12/3/2025

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Police in South West England arrested 122 people and seized firearms during an operation called Operation Scorpion targeting drug trafficking and child exploitation.
Operation Scorpion aims to dismantle gangs that recruit young people to transport drugs from major cities into the region.
Officers focused on key railway routes into Cornwall to intercept suspected traffickers.
Sector inspector Ned Bowie said organized crime groups exploit vulnerable individuals to use these transport links.

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Police in South West England arrested 122 people and seized firearms during an operation called Operation Scorpion targeting drug trafficking and child exploitation.
Operation Scorpion aims to dismantle gangs that recruit young people to transport drugs from major cities into the region.
Officers focused on key railway routes into Cornwall to intercept suspected traffickers.
Sector inspector Ned Bowie said organized crime groups exploit vulnerable individuals to use these transport links.