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# Nine arrested in major police operation targeting unsafe drivers near Ipswich
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/nine-arrested-in-major-police-operation-targeting-unsafe-drivers-near-ipswich/
- Published: 2024-12-11T10:00:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:27:58.000Z
- Description: Police have arrested nine people and stopped more than 100 vehicles during a day of action targeting criminals and unsafe drivers in the Ipswich area.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Policing, Crime, #article, Suffolk Constabulary, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**Why it matters**: The operation aimed to disrupt criminal activity and improve road safety by targeting both organised crime groups and dangerous drivers using Suffolk's roads.

**The details**: The operation was carried out on Friday, 6 December, at the Copdock truck stop. Police made nine arrests, including:

- Six for drug-driving
- Two for immigration offences
- One wanted person failing to appear at court
- Police stopped 105 vehicles, with only 24 leaving without any offences recorded
- Officers issued more than 170 Traffic Offence Reports

![Police arrested nine people and stopped more than 100 vehicles](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1733911088-op-alliance-1-3.jpg)

Police arrested nine people and stopped more than 100 vehicles (Suffolk Constabulary)

**By the numbers**: 80 Traffic Offence Reports issued at the check site for:

- 15 overweight vehicles
- 15 tinted windows
- 9 number plate offences
- 7 illegal tyres
- 7 not wearing a seatbelt
- 91 additional speeding offences detected in surrounding areas
- £45,000 fine issued by Immigration Enforcement

**What they're saying**: Sergeant Alex Kelly of the Roads and Armed Policing Team called it "a highly productive day of action" and noted that "six \[arrests\] were for drug-driving – coming during the first week of our Christmas drink and drug driving campaign."

Suffolk's Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore said: "Why any road user thinks it is acceptable to take drugs and drive is completely beyond the comprehension of any normal law-abiding person."

![A truck pulled over for its inadequately secured load](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1733911102-op-alliance-2.jpg)

One vehicle was pulled over for its inadequately secured load (Suffolk Constabulary)

**Between the lines**: The operation involved multiple agencies working together, including:

- Police units: Joint Roads and Armed Policing Team, Road Casualty Reduction Team, Commercial Vehicle Unit, Police Dog Unit
- Government agencies: Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency, HM Revenue & Customs, Home Office Immigration Enforcement
- Local authorities: Babergh District Council, Suffolk County Council Trading Standards, Ipswich Borough Council Taxi Licensing

**The bottom line**: The operation revealed significant road safety concerns in the Ipswich area, with more than three-quarters of checked vehicles found to have offences ranging from minor infractions to serious safety violations.

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