Five people have been arrested after police raided a suspected county lines drug gang in Hemel Hempstead.

Hertfordshire’s specialist county lines team, Operation Mantis, with support from the Dacorum Neighbourhood Policing and Scorpion teams, the Operational Support Group and the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, carried out a number of warrants yesterday (October 30).

Kayne Stewart, 24, of no fixed abode, Michael Heron, 42, of Bohemia, Hemel Hempstead, and two boys aged 15 and 16 were all arrested and charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs.

During the raid, class A drugs, mobile phones, bladed weapons and cash were all seized.

Shannon Wiltshire, 28, of Livingstone Walk, Hemel Hempstead, was also arrested and charged with possession of class B drugs and released on police bail in relation to possession with intent to supply class A drugs.

Detective Sergeant Chris Cowell, from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Serious and Organised Crime Command, said: "This operation targeted the 'Mayfair' drug Line, which was operating in the Hemel Hempstead area.

"We will continue to take a very proactive approach to targeting drug dealing in the county, working with our partners in other agencies to make it difficult for these crime groups to operate, preventing new gangs becoming established and targeting them early before they get a foothold and serious offences can occur."