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  • Man arrested for suspected drug supply offence in Poole

     15 September 2021
    A man has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs following enquiries by officers at an address in Poole. Following information received from the public, officers attended an address in Puddletown Crescent on the morn...

  • Arrests following drugs warrants in the Dorchester area

     08 September 2021
    Two people have been arrested following drugs warrants executed by officers in the Dorchester area. Local officers secured the warrants under section 8 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and attended the properties in Puddletown and Poundbury on the...

  • Pair arrested for drug offences in Weymouth

     27 August 2021
    Officers who were taking part in an operation to tackle suspected county lines drug dealers in Weymouth have arrested two people and seized a significant quantity of suspected illegal drugs. At around 4pm on Wednesday 25 August 2021 officers from Dorset ...

  • Man charged following suspected drug deal in Weymouth

     09 July 2021
    A man has been charged and is due to appear in court following a suspected drug deal where he reportedly became violent toward officers in Weymouth. At around 6.30pm on Wednesday 7 July 2021 officers responded to a report of a suspected drug deal taking ...

  • Dorset Police crackdown on suspected county lines gangs results in 14 arrests

     27 May 2021
    Dorset Police has recently completed a week of intense activity focusing on tackling and disrupting county lines operations across the county. The operation ran from Monday 17 to Friday 21 May and resulted in 14 arrests being made and £7,100 in cash seize...

  • Eight charged in connection with suspected drug supply network

     26 May 2021
    Eight people have been charged in connection with a police investigation into a suspected organised crime network involved in the supply of class A drugs. Dorset Police’s Serious Organised Crime Investigation Team (SOCIT) carried out an in-depth in...

  • Witness appeal following reported drugs incident in Bournemouth

     24 February 2021
    Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was searched for allegedly being in possession of drugs in Bournemouth. At around 11am on Saturday 20 February 2021 officers were approached by a member of the public reporting that a man w...

  • Three charged following joint operation targeting suspected county lines drugs networks

     24 February 2021
    Officers have carried out a series of arrests following joint work with the Metropolitan Police to disrupt the activity of suspected county lines drug dealers operating in the Poole and Bournemouth area. Following fast-time enquiries, two men - aged 19 a...

  • Dorset Police take part in national operation to target suspected organised crime gangs

     02 July 2020
    As part of the UK’s biggest ever law enforcement operation a series of warrants took place in Dorset to target suspected organised crime gangs involved in the supply of controlled drugs. Dorset Police worked alongside the South West Regional Organi...

  • Tell us what is happening in your area

     29 April 2020
    Dorset Police is asking members of the public to be vigilant and to report any drug dealing or other suspicious activity taking place in their communities. Since the Government restrictions were imposed to stop the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), 'Coun...

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