LAST week Thames Valley Police joined up with multiple police forces to combat serious criminals exploiting the transport network for criminal purposes.
Operation Pandilla aims to proactively address serious acquisitive crime and county drugs lines by using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology and intelligence sharing across forces.
Over three days, the operation saw 65 arrests, seizures of 47 vehicles and 4 weapons, 58 drug-related seizures, and £8,685 in cash confiscated.
Targeted crime types include high harm offences such as robbery, burglary, grievous bodily harm, supply of class A drugs, theft of motor vehicles and possession of offensive weapons.
Detective Chief Inspector Dominique Muldoon said: “Operations like this show the benefits of forces working together to tackle offenders who use our road networks to commit crime.
“By combining intelligence and technology, we can identify, disrupt and bring to justice those causing harm in our communities.
“We actively respond to your concerns as the public, and the information from our communities is crucial in identifying and intercepting criminality. If you notice anything suspicious, please report it online or by calling 101.
“Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers.”
You can contanct Crimestoppers anonymously via: crimestoppers-uk.org
