Members of your local policing team, and specialist police resources have smashed their way into houses in Sheffield in a new blitz on drug dealing across the city.
Officers armed with battering rams forced their way into the properties throughout Burngreave, Firth Park and shiregreen, in a number of planned raids due to be carried out over the next few days.
An amount of cannabis was recovered, and a 23-year-old man was arrested and dealt with.
South Yorkshire Police have been granted search warrants for properties where officers believe large-scale cannabis factories have been set up to flood the city's streets, or where crack cocaine, amphetamine and heroin dealers live and are trading.
Another warrant was executed on 26 November on Firshill Close, Pitsmoor, where a hydroponics set-up and cannabis plants with an estimated value of £1,200 were recovered. A 46-year-old woman was arrested.
Two warrants were executed on Lowhouse Road, Shiregreen. At one address cash was seized and a 29-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were arrested for possessing up to £800 worth of what is believed to be amphetamine with intent to supply.
A 20-year-old man at the address was found in possession of cannabis and was held in police custody in connection with unrelated burglary offences.
On Bellhouse Road, Shiregreen, a quantity of cannabis and a hydroponics set-up were recovered from a property, while a raid on Barnsley Road, Fir Vale, proved negative.
The operation, was organised by the Safer Neighbourhood Team responsible for Burngreave, Firth Park and Shiregreen.
It came following mounting concerns from members of the community, reported at PACT (Partners And Communities Together) meetings and intelligence fed to officers carrying out their regular duties. Other residents are also concerned at finding needles and syringes dumped on the streets by drug users.
Inspector Simon Leake, who runs the Safer Neighbourhood Team, said drugs blight communities and can be linked to most crimes.
He said he wants local residents to know that their concerns are being taken seriously, and that information and tip-offs about drug dealers are acted upon.
"Tackling drugs is a constant priority for my Safer Neighbourhood Team because it is something the communities we serve are always telling us about - something that causes them considerable concern and that they want us to deal with," he said.
"They tell us about particular properties they have concerns about, the kind of people drugs are attracting to their areas, their fear that they will have their homes or cars broken into by drug users and their concerns about drug paraphernalia left behind.
"Because of this drugs are our focus and this operation is about targeting the dealers, and targeting those who rent out properties with the specific purpose of turning them into cannabis factories.
"This operation is about smashing those networks to reduce the drugs getting onto the streets."
The drug raids already carried out involved Safer Neighbourhood Teams working alongside officers specialist in forced entries and searching.
Police dogs were also used to help root out drugs, and officers from the police 'guns and gangs' team were also on hand looking for people at risk of becoming embroiled in the city's criminal and postcode gangs.
Inspector Leake added: "Drugs are often related to gangs and are the driver for gangs, so it is prudent to have the guns and gang team working with us on operations like this so they can look for people who may need referring on for help and so they can enhance the intelligence picture they already have.
"Sheffield is no worse than any other city for its drug issues but we are taking a hard line in response to what the community is telling us so residents know we take their concern seriously.
"Our view is that if we tackle drugs in an area the other crimes will go down too.
"This is about dealing with an issue and making people feel safer in their communities."
The operation will continue .