Regional prosecutors will head up the devolved operation, dealing with all files with the exception of some serious cases which will be sent to headquarters.
The exception is the ECB's Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO), which provides banks with three-year liquidity at its main interest rate, currently 1%, against a wide array of collateral.
It is thanks to this co-operation, says DC Sadler, that month on month, almost without exception, the number of people receiving drugs treatment across the North East has gradually increased.