A NEW campaign to crackdown on drug dealers has been launched by Bromley Council and Bromley police.

The Safer Bromley Partnership, a union between the council and police, has kicked-off its Enough is Enough scheme to reduce the supply of drugs in the borough.

Enough is Enough is divided into two phases, with phase one seeing police officers regularly going to clubs and bars to carry out random drug tests and searches.

Phase two focuses on locating and closing down properties where drugs are produced or used, and the police will regularly speak to the community for help with finding these places.

Councillor Peter Morgan, chairman of the Safer Bromley Partnership, said: “While Bromley has less of a drug problem than many other boroughs, it is still a problem.

“This new drive is a serious effort to diminish, if not eliminate, the supply of drugs in the borough.”

He added: “In Bromley there has been significant progress through drug treatment and court ordered programmes specifically targeting drug-using criminals.

“But it is the measures tackling the demand side that have only just scratched the surface. This is where we intend to make an impact.”

Bromley police’s borough commander Chief Superintendent Charles Griggs said: “We have had year-on-year crime reductions for the last three years.

“But it’s becoming tougher to sustain those reductions, and Enough is Enough is about targeting the generators of crime.”

Campaign posters with the Enough is Enough slogan have been placed across the borough, to highlight the zero-tolerance approach to drugs and dealers.