INFORMATION passed to police by residents about suspected drug dealers in Accrington has led to the arrests of 14 people in the past two weeks.

And police are anxious for anyone else with drug and other crime-related information to contact them.

Warrants have been executed on six separate addresses in the last fortnight and substantial quantities of drugs including heroin, crack cocaine, amphetamine, ecstasy and cannabis seized.

Police have expressed their gratitude to the public who have provided the initial intelligence and say they have enough information to raid more addresses in the near future -- but still want more.

In order to further boost the number of calls they get alerting the force to problem addresses, officers are distributing posters and Crimestoppers information to promote Hyndburn Residents Against Drugs, a police initiative to involve local people in the fight against drug-related crime.

Posters used in the campaign feature a design by pupils at Intack Primary School in Blackburn bearing the slogan 'Don't be a fool. Stay cool. Avoid taking drugs.'

Two different posters have been used for similar Residents Against Drugs initiatives in Ribble Valley and Blackburn.

Pupils at the school -- aged five to 11 -- drew up the posters last summer when asked to design crime prevention posters for a competition.

Almost all of the top 40 entries highlighted the need to deal with drugs.

The focus on drug dealers in Accrington has been stepped up in the last few weeks as part of the force-wide Safer Streets in Lancashire initiative, which is part of the Government's drive to reduce street crime in 10 forces in the country.

Offences covered by the initiative are robbery, car jacking, snatch theft, possession of firearms and class A drugs trafficking offences.

Sergeant Joe Worden, policing co-ordinator for Accrington, said: "The information we have been receiving is good quality and we have had some excellent results because of it.

"We rely on the public giving us this information and we commit to acting on it. Only with the support of the public can we continue to have such success.

"We want to send out the message that drug dealing will not be tolerated in Accrington and the communities we serve are helping us spread this message."

People can give information about any crime, confidentially and anonymously on CrimeStoppers 0800 555 111. Rewards are sometimes offered in return for such information.