A VULNERABLE missing teenager has been returned home after police intercepted two men in Bournemouth for suspected county lines drug dealing.
Police found a quantity of suspected class A drugs on the two men during a stop and search in West Cliff on Thursday, January 20.
One of these men was only 16 years old and from outside of Dorset.
The neighbourhood policing team identified him as a high risk missing person who was suspected to be involved in county lines drug dealing.
A spokesperson for Bournemouth Police said: “Our officers have been successful in safeguarding these vulnerable individuals and disrupting potential county lines operations.”
Both men have been released under investigation whilst police enquiries are ongoing.
The high risk missing person has since been returned home.
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