ANOTHER arrest has been made as police continue to battle against organised drug dealing in Barrow.

Officers confirmed that a teenager had been charged in relation to an investigation into 'county lines' drug dealing in the town.

It followed a joint investigation by forces in Cumbria and Merseyside.

The boy was apprehended after police executed a warrant at a house in Clubmoor, an area of Liverpool.

Officers said they seized a 'large amount' of what is suspected to be crack cocaine and heroin.

The arrest was made as part of a police initiative to clamp down on drug trafficking and child criminal exploitation.

The boy has been remanded in custody after he was charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs and human trafficking.

A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: "We have arrested and charged a 17-year-old male in connection with an investigation into County Lines drug dealing in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

"Following a joint investigation by Merseyside Police and Cumbria Police, officers executed a warrant at an address in Clubmoor on Friday, 27 November, and seized a large amount of suspected crack cocaine and heroin. The investigation is part of the ongoing Project Medusa, an operation led by Merseyside Police set up to tackle County Lines drug dealing and child criminal exploitation.

"A 17-year-old male from Liverpool has been arrested and charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs and human trafficking offences, and remanded into custody."

Last month the leader of a gang that flooded Barrow with drugs was jailed.

South Londoner Michael Emeofa, 22, headed a network which spread heroin and crack cocaine between in Barrow between March 2018 and January 2019. Police acted following concerns about the supply of Class A drugs in the town, where 14 people died from drug-related deaths between December 2017 and early 2018.

Detective Chief Superintendent Dean Holden, of Cumbria Police said: “All those who believe they can exploit areas like Cumbria through county lines should think again."