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THE Daily Echo has joined forces with police in Bournemouth and Poole to highlight their hard-hitting drugs campaign Operation Dismantle. The operation focuses on tackling drug supply and reducing drug related crime in the two boroughs, as well as sending out a serious message that drugs supply will not be tolerated. The Daily Echo is encouraging people who might suspect someone of dealing in drugs or have information about such a crime to contact Dorset Police on 01202 222222 or Crimestoppers in confidence on 0800 555111.

Couple jailed after drugs factory raid 10:42am Tue 25 Mar 08 A VIETNAMESE couple arrested last month during a police raid on a Dorset cannabis "factory" have been jailed for 21 months by a judge at Bournemouth Crown Court.

Cocaine ring jailed 4:50pm Fri 14 Mar 08 THREE people who became involved in the distribution of illegal drugs have been jailed by a judge at Bournemouth Crown Court.Reader comments (21)

Cutting the cost of crime 7:00pm Sun 9 Mar 08 THEY'VE saved society £55.5million in four years. By targeting Bournemouth's most chaotic and prolific offenders, police estimate they have prevented thousands of burglaries, robberies and car crimes being committed and made the huge saving in acquisitive crime.Reader comments (6)

Prostitutes do it to finance drug habit 7:00pm Tue 4 Mar 08 THEY risk being beaten, robbed and even raped.Reader comments (3)

Houses searched in war on drug crime 7:00am Thu 28 Feb 08 OFFICERS raided four addresses in Poole On February 26 to crack down on the supply of drugs and disrupt criminal activity

‘Gardener’ to be deported? 3:06pm Sat 23 Feb 08 A VIETNAMESE man who was caught when police raided a Bournemouth cannabis factory has been jailed for two years and faces deportation.

'I'm a chronic drug addict' 6:38pm Wed 20 Feb 08 GIVE me prison life any day. So says Robbo who is in his 40s and has racked up a massive 172 convictions since 1971.

Drug factories a hazard to us all

7:00pm Tuesday 19th February 2008

LIVES are being put at risk by people running cannabis factories across Bournemouth and Poole, police have warned.

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Fatalities not down to ‘bad batch’

10:42am Monday 18th February 2008

THIRTY-two people died in drug-related incidents in Bournemouth and Poole last year.

Addict jailed over pal’s heroin death 7:00am Mon 18 Feb 08 A HEROIN addict has been jailed for three years for manslaughter after admitting killing a man by injecting him with heroin.

Vietnamese cannabis ‘gardener’ jailed for 18 months 10:04am Sat 16 Feb 08 A VIETNAMESE man has been jailed for 18 months and faces deportation after being caught during a police raid on a cannabis factory.

‘Prosecuted as hard as possible... punished as rigorously as possible’ 4:00pm Tue 12 Feb 08 IF you are dealing in drugs in Dorset, the chances are you are going to get caught.

Lessons on drugs 7:00pm Fri 8 Feb 08 Paula Roberts learns why it’s important to talk about it in class

Drugs mastermind jailed for 14 years 7:00pm Tue 5 Feb 08 A DRUGS mastermind was jailed for 14 years and his accomplices are facing jail after being convicted of conspiracy to supply cocaine.

Crime doesn’t pay for these crooks

7:00pm Friday 1st February 2008

YOU would never have thought that Dorset's criminals would ever help pay towards the policing of the county.

Five arrests in drugs raids 6:00am Thu 31 Jan 08 MORE than 40 police officers raided three properties after covert investigations suggested the occupants were involved in dealing cocaine.Reader comments (17)

Are you living next door to a drug den? 4:00pm Tue 29 Jan 08 LANDLORDS in Dorset are being urged to remain vigilant and not turn a blind eye if they suspect people are dealing drugs from their premises.Reader comments (13)

'Crucial employee' is jailed for 8 years 4:10pm Sun 27 Jan 08 A FORMER painter and decorator involved in "by far the biggest drugs enterprise in this area" has been jailed for eight years.