the practice of taking over the home of a vulnerable person in order to establish a base for illegal drug dealing, typically as part of a county lines operation
the operation is aimed at disrupting the gangs and providing support to victims of cuckooing
anyone with any information about county lines drug dealing or cuckooing can report it to Bedfordshire Police on 101
take over (the home of a vulnerable person) in order to establish a base for illegal drug dealing in the area
the frightened woman confided to her support worker that her flat had been cuckooed by a gang selling drugs