Hampshire police are searching for two men following a burglary in Winchester.

The incident took place at house in Stanmore Lane between 5:45pm and 8:10pm on Friday 15 November.

The thieves entered around the back of the house and stole jewellery.

Two men were then seen leaving the property through a back gate.

One man was seen wearing a black coat, trainers with white soles and a grey top, and has been described as being about five foot ten inches tall.

The other man is said to be about five foot ten inches tall and was wearing a black coat, a blue hooded top and was carrying a rucksack.

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has urged anyone with information to come forward.

Police have arrested 35 people and seized £28,000 worth of drugs in a crackdown on “county lines” trafficking in Hampshire.  

The weeklong operation was organised by the National Crime Agency and involved police forces across the country. 

It involved stop searches and using drug dogs at Isle of Wight terminals to check people going to and from the island. 

Police recovered over £12,000 in cash. 

Superintendent Matthew Reeves said: “County Lines isn’t isolated to large UK cities, this is a real issue which is affecting Hampshire along with other areas in the country. 

“It’s not only the obviously vulnerable who are groomed for county lines. Young people from all backgrounds have been groomed for transporting and dealing drugs”. 

County lines drug trafficking is when criminal gangs from big cities such as London and Manchester move their drugs to smaller towns. Expanding the area of their activities in order to make money.  

Drug traffickers often use a single phone line to run the operation and can use young people as mules to move the drugs across the country. 

According to the National Crime Agency the number of lines has more than doubled since 2017 to around 2,000, with the bulk of vulnerable people involved being 15-17 year old children.

A police crackdown on drug driving over Christmas has seen arrests surge by almost a third in Hampshire.

The operation saw 74 arrests for drug driving in Hampshire – a 28% increase from the previous year. This figure is three times higher than just two years ago.

Road Safety Sergeant Rob Heard said that drink and drug drivers were being “complacent about the realities of road deaths and serious injuries”.

He added that “such behaviour on our roads has far-reaching effects not just for the impaired driver, but for any innocent road users affected by their destructive decisions”.

“Our message is simple – don’t mix drink or drugs with driving, they may stay longer in your system than you think – it’s not worth the risk.”

Operation Holly is a month-long joint operation by the Hampshire and Thames Valley police departments. It takes place between December 1st 2018 and January 1st 2019.

More than 280 drivers were tested for drugs during the joint operation. Half of which showed a positive result. With 17-24 year olds being the worst offenders.

Over 4,200 breath tests by road police across the two areas with 155 over the limit. The worst offending drink driving age group were 35-49 years.

In total 666 impaired drivers were arrested.