Drug detection dogs helped officers seize Class B substances during two action days across Wakefield district, the council has said.
The operations resulted in five stop searches and two seizures of Class B drugs. They formed part of SAVED Month, which stands for Speak Against Violence Every Day.
Teams worked in Castleford, Pontefract and Normanton, as well as Wakefield city centre. Locations included the bus station, railway station and Cathedral precinct.
Joint community safety work
The dogs are trained to detect illegal Class A and B substances. The council says the operations were intended to disrupt criminal activity and provide reassurance in public places.
Councillor Rebecca Webster, Cabinet Member for Safer Stronger Communities, said deploying the dogs had helped detect illegal substances and remove them from the streets.
The work was funded by West Yorkshire Police and the Community Safety Partnership.
Further operations planned
Inspector James Thistlewood of West Yorkshire Police said: “Further operations of this nature will be carried out using specially trained drug search dogs to keep our communities safe, especially in and around the nighttime economy.”
Officers also made two arrests for matters unrelated to the drug searches. One person was arrested on suspicion of robbery and theft offences, while another was arrested on an outstanding warrant, according to the council’s release.
An arrest does not establish guilt. The release did not name those arrested or report a court outcome.