Suspected class-A drugs, over £1,000 in cash and mobile phones were found in a hotel room as part of an anti-drugs campaign in the city.

Police searched a room in the Travelodge on Lodge Road during their week-long campaign.

Officers seized suspected class-A drugs, £1,100 in cash and three mobile phones during the incident on Tuesday, March 5.

As a result, a 19-year-old man from Southampton was arrested and was later released from police custody.

This was part of a campaign to tackle county-line activity in the city.

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As part of this, officers also arrested a man who attempted to run from police in the Wilton Avenue/Milton Road area and was found to be in possession of suspected crack cocaine, heroin and £100 in cash.

The man, Richard Alfred Stevens, 35, of Thornbury Avenue, has been charged with possession of a controlled drug of Class A (cocaine), and will appear at Southampton Magistrates Court on March 28.

Officers also attended an address in the Shirley area based on information that drug-related activity was taking place at the property.

Following a search drug paraphernalia, suspected drugs, two phones and a machete were found.

Officers charged Eduardo Jose Abreu Nunes, 23, of Coxford Road, with two counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A. He has been remanded into custody and will appear at Southampton Crown Court on April 8.

Lastly, a 16-year-old boy from Southampton was also arrested after two knives, six phones and suspected class-A drugs were found at a property connected with him.

The boy has been released from police custody but remains under investigation while police enquiries continue.

Tactical County Lines lead for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary and Southampton Chief Inspector Marcus Kennedy said: “County lines drug dealing is linked to the most serious violence, demonstrated through some of the awful weapons seized this week.

“We are working harder than ever to crack down on county lines, which bring misery to communities in the form of drug dealing and violence.”

“At the heart of the county lines model is the exploitation of children and vulnerable adults – while we have made significant disruptions to Southampton’s key county lines it remains a threat, with county lines gangs changing the way they operate and target victims.

“The relentless enforcement activity has led to changes in the county lines business model, as drug dealers seek to adapt and evade detection. We will continue to be agile in our approach to continue to effectively suppress and disrupt drug supply chains.

“Our focus is to target the line holders, this has seen a huge increase in the number of lines shut down and those arrested for both drug offences but also Modern Slavery. We are dedicated to bringing those responsible for violence and exploitation to justice.”