POLICE have carried out another sting targeting drug dealers and fines dodgers as part of a region-wide operation.
Officers from all four districts of the Cleveland force raided addresses in Redcar on Monday.
Simultaneously, community support wardens were involved in high-profile anti- social behaviour patrols.
Warrants for 57 outstanding fines, totalling almost £10,000, were executed and within hours of the raids, 14 defendants appeared before magistrates.
Four arrests were made in Redcar relating to Class A drugs and heroin with a street value of £500 was also seized.
Anti-social behaviour hot-spots were also tackled in Normanby, South Bank, Eston and Grangetown, alongside Redcar and Cleveland community wardens.
The crackdown was part of Operation Sabre, the force's drive against crime.
Chief Inspector Andrew Bright, of Langbaurgh police, said: "Operation Sabre has brought some excellent results. Such operations are making a substantial contribution to tacking crime.
"It should put criminals on notice that their turn may be next."
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