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14 arrested in early morning raids in Harold Hill

14 people have been arrested during early morning raids in Harold Hill, targeting those believed to be in possession of firearms and linked to serious organised crime.

Officers from the local Basic Command Unit, firearms and traffic and Taskforce officers carried out three firearms warrants at around 3.20am and arrested 14 people at one site in Lower Bedfords Road and two sites in Benskins Lane.

The suspects were arrested on suspicion of a number of offences, including: possession of a firearm, indecent assault, grievous bodily harm, assault on police, possession of class B drugs, money laundering, theft of a vehicle and immigration offences.

A sawn-off shotgun, ammunition, an imitation firearm, as well as large amounts of cash and a quantity of class B drugs, believed to be cannabis, have been seized.

Searches will continue at the locations over the coming days.

Commander Dave Musker, who led the operation, said: “This was a major firearms operation, which has seen us initially arrest 14 people and remove a dangerous weapon off the streets, as well as drugs and cash.”

“We will continue to search the locations over the next 48 hours to ensure that any further evidence linked to criminality is recovered so officers can thoroughly investigate.”

Some residents had been asked to leave their homes and are temporarily staying at Central Park Leisure Centre, in Gooshays Drive.

East Area BCU Commander, Detective Chief Superintendent Jason Gwillim, said: “I’m sure that today’s operation will have shocked many residents in the surrounding streets and local community.”

“Based on the intelligence available to us, this was a necessary action that we had to take to help reduce violent crime.”

“Due to the scale of this operation, a number of road closures were put in place as a precaution; if this caused local residents any disruption then I apologise. Your safety is our number one concern and we felt it appropriate.”

“For the next few days you will continue to see police carry out their investigation across the three locations and we will endeavour to update you as soon as we can with any further information.”

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