Suspected county lines drug dealers from Leeds arrested in North Yorkshire

Two men suspected of travelling out of a city into North Yorkshire to deal drugs have been arrested, police say.

The suspected drug dealers were believed to have been travelling out of Leeds to Ripon to sell ecstasy and cocaine in a method commonly known as county lines dealing.

Officers from North Yorkshire Police were carrying out an operation in the Ripon area on Wednesday night when they pulled over a car on Hutton Bank.

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A search of the vehicle and the two men inside, who are both aged 21, turned up a large amount of suspected MDMA tablets, a significant quantity of suspected crack cocaine, a knife and approximately £500 cash.

Two men from Leeds aged 21 have been arrested over suspected county line drug dealingTwo men from Leeds aged 21 have been arrested over suspected county line drug dealing
Two men from Leeds aged 21 have been arrested over suspected county line drug dealing

A spokeswoman for the force said: "It is believed the Leeds-based pair were travelling across the border from West Yorkshire in a ‘county lines’ operation to supply large quantities of class A drugs in the Ripon area."

One of the men has since been charged with possession of a bladed weapon and will appear in court on 11 February. Both men have been released while under investigation in relation to the possession of class A drugs with intent to supply.

The investigation continues.