Brighton Officers Make 139 Arrests In Crackdown On Drug Crime

Two Sussex Police officers have made 139 arrests in Brighton as part of a major crackdown on drug crime.

Over the past 11 months, PCs Owen West and Daniel Gray have targeted hotspot areas across the city, helping secure prison sentences totalling more than 64 years for convicted offenders.

During that time, they seized large quantities of drugs, including more than 1,200 wraps of cocaine, 500 bags of cannabis, 400 bags of ketamine and hundreds of wraps of crack cocaine and heroin.

Bulk seizures also included kilograms of ketamine, cocaine and cannabis.

Recent cases include a Brighton man jailed for 18 months after being found with Class A drugs and more than £2,000 in cash, and another dealer who was sentenced to more than two years after being stopped on an e-bike near Palace Pier.

Police say the work forms part of ongoing efforts to tackle drug-related harm, anti-social behaviour and exploitation linked to drug supply in the city.

Officers believe the continued focus on hotspot policing is helping to disrupt criminal activity and make Brighton safer for residents and visitors.