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October 28, 2021 | Crime/Incident Statistics

Reference: FOI-2021-00522

Request

In the last three years (Jan 2018 - 2021), how many reports/ arrests have there been relating to county lines drug dealers posing as university students. Please provide a month-by-month breakdown. And where possible, can you provide:

(a) The name of the university the arrest/alleged offence took place
(b) Detail of the alleged offence, i.e. dealing Class A drugs in halls of residence to students
(c) Age and gender of suspect
(d) Whether the suspect(s) were charged
(e) Whether or not the arrested person was a registered student at the college
(f) What course they were enrolled on?

Response

County Lines Crime at Universities