A DEDICATED day of action to help spread the word about a police-led campaign to wipe out drugs and related violence in Southampton will take place this autumn.

The Operation Fortress day will be held on September 27 with an aim of bringing communities together while promoting the campaign which had been running for more than a year.

The Daily Echo-backed operation was launched to tackle rising drugs related violence and drive out gangs from London who were targeting the city to ply their trade