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| Police raids lead to 478 arrests | Police raids lead to 478 arrests |
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| A total of 478 people have been arrested in south Wales in a two-day police operation targeting drug dealers, car thieves and gangs. | A total of 478 people have been arrested in south Wales in a two-day police operation targeting drug dealers, car thieves and gangs. |
| Dawn raids and follow-up operations were held in Swansea, Cardiff, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Barry, Merthyr and Pontypridd, beginning on Tuesday. | Dawn raids and follow-up operations were held in Swansea, Cardiff, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Barry, Merthyr and Pontypridd, beginning on Tuesday. |
| Heroin was also seized in Operation Jaguar, which involved 400 officers. | Heroin was also seized in Operation Jaguar, which involved 400 officers. |
| South Wales Police said two cannabis factories were found in Swansea and three in Bridgend. | South Wales Police said two cannabis factories were found in Swansea and three in Bridgend. |
| The raids involved uniformed officers, the roads policing unit, dog handlers, mounted section, CID, and the financial investigation unit. | |
| The operation targeted those suspected of committing burglary, theft, auto crime, drug offences, assault, traffic offences and those wanted on warrant. | The operation targeted those suspected of committing burglary, theft, auto crime, drug offences, assault, traffic offences and those wanted on warrant. |
| One of the cannabis factories which police uncovered | One of the cannabis factories which police uncovered |
| Chief Insp Will Rees said: "We have sent out a clear message that we will crack down on those individuals who break the law. | Chief Insp Will Rees said: "We have sent out a clear message that we will crack down on those individuals who break the law. |
| "This is two days of positive action. Much of the success is down to the information we get from the general public, so this is also a clear message to them that we will act on the information they give us." | "This is two days of positive action. Much of the success is down to the information we get from the general public, so this is also a clear message to them that we will act on the information they give us." |
| He said incidents included two men being stopped by officers as they pulled up outside a house in Swansea, where a cannabis factory was discovered. | He said incidents included two men being stopped by officers as they pulled up outside a house in Swansea, where a cannabis factory was discovered. |
| A drugs warrant in Abercwmboi, Aberdare, led to a seizure of 10 bars of cannabis worth about £9,000. | A drugs warrant in Abercwmboi, Aberdare, led to a seizure of 10 bars of cannabis worth about £9,000. |
| Two men thought to be part of an organised crime gang were arrested in Dowlais on suspicion of assault. | Two men thought to be part of an organised crime gang were arrested in Dowlais on suspicion of assault. |
| A Swansea woman was arrested for having 30 wraps of heroin. | A Swansea woman was arrested for having 30 wraps of heroin. |