Sixteen people, aged between twenty and sixty, have been arrested for drugs offences in Poole since April, in response to community concerns.

Police Safer Neighbourhood Teams have stepped up their patrols in Newtown, Branksome, Rossmore and Alderney, after a public vote to make it a priority.

Eight have been cautioned, fined or given a community order and one man's awaiting sentence - while four people have since been released without charge, and three men are still on bail.