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Steve Bagnall & Will Hayward

Drug dealers from Liverpool are sending kids into Welsh houses to deal drugs

North Wales Police have sent a message to Merseyside drug dealers after four were arrested in a suspected "cuckooing" case. It came after officers found a large quantity of hard drugs and cash at an address in Connah's Quay this week.

Cuckooing is where people take over another person's house for criminal purposes. It takes its name from cuckoos who take over the nests of other birds reported North Wales Live.

A North Wales Flintshire police statement said: "Dear Merseyside Drug Dealers, Please stop sending kids to north Wales to sit in someone else's house and deal your drugs for you. We will arrest them and take all your drugs and cash. Yours faithfully, North Wales Police.

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"Flintshire residents. Four individuals were arrested in a Connah's Quay address yesterday for numerous drug offences, after officers located a large amount of Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Cannabis, cash and drug paraphernalia.

"If you suspect one of your neighbours is being cuckooed, please let us know via 101, webchat or CrimeStoppers (links below). North Wales police are working with neighbourhoods to find dealers and make it difficult from them to target vulnerable individuals. #OpBlueGuardian."

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