Twelve people have been charged with drug offences after a house in Chesham was searched.

This follows a two-day period of proactive intelligence-led operations across London, which lead to 21 people being arrested for several Class A drugs offences.

Over the two days, police officers from the MET carried out 32 search warrants, with 27 of those searches happening London, two in St Albans, one in Rushden, one in Wolverhampton and one in Chesham.

The operation was established to remove those suspected to be involved in the supply of drugs in the areas of Cambridge Circus and Soho in London.

The aim was to reduce the level of violent crime associated with the supply of drugs, whilst improving the area for local communities and businesses.

The search warrants started on Thursday, December 19 and the number of arrests and charges is suspected to increase.

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Detective Superintendent Nick Sumner, from the Met’s Central West basic command unit, said:“This operation is part of a longer term plan to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour within London’s West End.

“For months, officers have been building a vast network of intelligence and gathering evidence against those who seek to peddle illegal drugs in London.

“Without this planning and information we would not be able to have carried out these arrests.”

Detective Superintendent Sumner, added: “We will continue to work with partners, such as the CPS and Westminster City Council, to ensure that London’s West End is alleviated of criminality and that local residents and business will not have to put up with drug dealers and anti-social behaviour on their doorstep.”

Councillor Ian Adams, Westminster City Council Cabinet member for public protection and licensing said: “We want Westminster to be as welcoming and safe as possible for our residents, businesses and the millions of visitors we attract every year, so we fully support this latest Met Police operation to tackle the scourge of drug dealing and anti-social behaviour in the West End.”