FOUR major police operations have seen drugs and stolen property seized in recent weeks.

Officers from the York North Neighbourhood Policing Team have also stopped anti-social moped riders and arranged for defective vehicles to be fixed as part of the operations.

Under Operation Cocoon, officers focussed on executing drugs warrants, and throughout February and March made nine arrests in nine raids. They also seized what police called “a substantial quantity of class A and B drugs”, and items of stolen property, which was returned to its rightful owners.

Officers involved in Cocoon also located and arrested three wanted suspects and a stolen car.

Concerns from the community about cycling offences saw the introduction of Operation Concept, with officers and PCSOs deployed to problem areas, and in the space of a month more than 50 Traffic Offence Reports issued for offences including cycling on the pavement, cycling with no lights and ignoring obligatory road traffic signs.

Following reports of antisocial behaviour by moped users, officers launched the month-long Operation Confiscate.

Officers checked about 50 vehicles in the Rawcliffe and Clifton Moor areas, and seized 13 mopeds for traffic offences, vehicle defects or lack of insurance.

Motoring offences were also the target of Operation Clutch, during which nine vehicle defect notifications were issued, which required them to be promptly repaired, two vehicles were seized for having no tax, several drivers were reported for no insurance and seven Traffic Offence Reports were issued for other motoring offences.

Inspector Lee Pointon of York North Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “It’s really important that we listen to the concerns of local residents, and deal with the issues that matter to them. Our four major operations were all based on information and intelligence provided by the local community – quite simply, we couldn’t have done it without them.

“These operations secured excellent results, but they are not just a one-off. We will continue to carry out targeted patrols, understand community concerns and act on information.”

To raise concerns with local Neighbourhood Policing Teams, phone 101 and select option two.