Bedfordshire Police's guns and gangs squad seize cocaine and zombie knives 

Bedfordshire Police's specialist guns and gangs unit has sized thousands of pounds worth of drugs and a 10inch zombie knife in coordinated raids across Luton and Bedford.

Officers seized Class A and B drugs following an early morning operation in Luton on Wednesday (February 14), as well as a number of mobile phones believed to be used to facilitate a drug supply ring.

Four men were arrested during the raid and remain in police custody for questioning.

Detective Inspector Scott Fowler, leading the specialist unit, said: "Time and time again we have seen the devastating links between, drugs, serious violence and exploitation and these recent results haven't been short of these well-known hallmarks. 

"When we say that we won't let up on our efforts to tackle gangs and organised crime, this is why: Anyone who thinks it's okay to fund their lifestyle by selling life-destroying drugs in our communities, being in possession of and using deadly weapons and exploiting vulnerable people to do it, is sorely mistaken.

"In less than seven days we believe we have taken out one drugs line while severely disrupting three more and I would like to assure any drug dealer reading this that our efforts are far from over.

"Don't be fooled into thinking we don't know those who are wreaking havoc on our communities. We know who they are, we know what they're doing and we're never far off taking another drug line down.

"I would also appeal to the wider community, while we employ a number of tactics to identify and apprehend those involved in drug dealing, your reports are integral in these results too.

"If you have suspicions, concerns or evidence of somebody dealing drugs or being exploited by drug dealer – I urge you to report it."

Anyone with any information about drug dealing can report it via beds.police.uk/ro/report or by calling 101.