▁discovery ▁in ▁K emp ’ s ▁car ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁first ▁combined ▁drug ▁b ust ing ▁operation ▁led ▁by ▁Dick ▁Lee ▁of ▁the ▁Th ames ▁Valley ▁D rug ▁Squad . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁a ▁meeting ▁at ▁Bre con ▁involving ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁chief ▁const ables ▁and ▁senior ▁drug ▁squad ▁officers ▁formed ▁a ▁mult if or ce ▁operation . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Operation ▁Jul ie . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁drug ▁squad ▁officers ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁police ▁forces ▁were ▁chosen ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁Dev izes ▁in ▁W ilt shire ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁trained ▁in ▁surve ill ance ▁techniques . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁a ▁police ▁team ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁farm house ▁( named ▁Bron wy dd ) ▁in ▁T reg aron ▁over looking ▁K emp ' s ▁c ott age . ▁Initial ly , ▁loc als ▁took ▁them ▁for ▁bird watch ers ▁but ▁as ▁the ▁surve ill ance ▁operation ▁progress ed ▁from ▁weeks ▁into ▁months , ▁female ▁officers ▁were ▁added . ▁The ▁first ▁name ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁surve ill ance ▁officers , ▁Police ▁Serge ant ▁Jul ie ▁Taylor , ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁operation ’ s ▁code ▁name . ▁ ▁Sur ve ill ance ▁of ▁K emp ▁noted ▁his ▁regular ▁ 5 0 - mile ▁comm utes ▁between ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁T reg aron ▁and ▁Pl as ▁L ly syn , ▁an