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The Moment Police Raid Drug-Dealing Network In Lewisham
8 August 2018, 08:24 | Updated: 8 August 2018, 08:26
Fourteen people have been arrested in raids across London this morning by police investigating an organised drug-dealing network.
LBC was at the raids in Lewisham, where a large quantity of Class A drugs, cash and a suspected firearm were seized.
Temporary Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy told LBC: "This operation came about in order to tackle violent crime.
"The people involved in dealing drugs are men of violence.
"Our operation today was to tackle and arrest those kind of individuals."
LBC's Lucy Hough, who was at the raids, revealed that drugs were found at all 15 addresses raided.
Fourteen arrests made at this stage and a large quantity of Class A drugs seized. Drugs were found at all fifteen addresses raided this morning @LBC pic.twitter.com/c7E5j5bSTv
— Lucy Hough (@lucyhough33) August 8, 2018