More than 20 arrests were made as police launch crime crackdown
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Police raided a “brothel” as they launched a crackdown on crime in Wolverhampton.
Officers from the Serious Organised Crime and Exploitation Team safeguarded a number of people after visiting a brothel masquerading as a business in the city centre.
The force also made 19 arrests for offences ranging from drug supply and burglary to threats to kill as part of Operation Advance.
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The initiative sees police tackle pressing issues such as gang violence, the menace of off-road bikes and other anti-social behaviour.
A batch of Class A drugs were recovered and men arrested on suspicion of intent to supply after a warrant was served in Whitmore Reans and a car stopped in Dudley Road.
On Friday officers joined enforcement officers from the council’s environmental crime team to remove a caravan which had been a blight on a street in Low Hill.
Police also teamed up with council partners for visits with trading standards to shops in Whitmore Reans with more than 500 knives being seized from one after they were found not being kept securely.
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Chief Superintendent Jenny Skyrme, from Wolverhampton Police, said: “Op Advance was a day of arrests, seizures and high-profile activities and these positive results were also backed up with many opportunities to connect with the residents and people across the city.
“We know that having those conversations with the people we serve is vital as it helps us understand the issues that are concerning them most.
“There were additional resources in the city during the day and these have given us the chance to develop pathways to help us understand and serve our communities even better in the future.
“We want to protect the people of Wolverhampton from harm and deal with those people who are committing crime and those efforts are on-going each and every day.”