Drug raids

This morning saw one of the constabulary’s largest ever drugs operations, codenamed Operation Vanguard. Eighteen dawn raids at properties in areas including Sutton, Waterbeach, St Ives, Burwell, Needingworth, Cottenham, Fulbourn, Huntingdon, Milton and Cambridge resulted in 18 arrests. This was the culmination of a long-term investigation into the large scale supply of class A drugs in Cambridgeshire, mainly high purity cocaine.
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Car thefts

Attached is the recent press release from my colleague at Cambourne, DS Sarah Gaylor, following recent burglaries in our areas burglaries.

‘We are investigating a spate of thefts of expensive cars in the South Cambs area. Detectives are appealing for witnesses to the latest two, in Cottenham and Caldecote, which are believed to be linked. An Audi A4 was stolen from an address in Dunstall Field, Cottenham, between midnight and 7.45am on April 4. The front door was forced and the ignition keys taken from a drawer. A laptop computer was also taken. The car was recovered outside a property in West Drive, Highfields, Caldecote, today and was reported to have been there since Sunday (April 8). continue reading »