£10,000 worth of cash and 719 items of stolen property have been recovered from homes, as well as around £5,000 of Class A drugs.

Operation Xantia, which took place in Boston, resulted in 44 arrests after police teams swooped on suppliers of the Class A drugs.The operation involved the execution of 35 warrants at addresses across Boston.And 12 of the 44 people arrested have been remanded in custody on drug charges. Thirteen have been bailed and the rest have either been released without charge, or pending further enquiries.Detective Chief Inspector Andy West, who headed up the operation, said: "I will be feeding back to my bosses in Lincoln about the success of the operation and about how other areas can learn from it."During Operation Xantia we have learned that there are links to other areas in Lincolnshire."This operation is the culmination of months of highly sensitive and detailed covert policing activity aimed at suffocating the supply of class A drugs."Although the operation has directly targeted drug dealers and suppliers, it has not just been about removing them from our community. We aim to have a positive effect on all levels of criminal activity that is fuelled by drug use."Raids took place in the last week and involved 75 police officers and dog handlers.
Around £10,000 worth of cash and 719 items of stolen property have been recovered from homes, as well as around £5,000 of Class A drugs.

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