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Police seize guns in dawn raids | Police seize guns in dawn raids |
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Armed police have raided four homes in a crackdown on drugs and guns in the early hours of the morning. | Armed police have raided four homes in a crackdown on drugs and guns in the early hours of the morning. |
Officers seized three guns and quantities of what are believed to be controlled drugs from four houses in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire. | Officers seized three guns and quantities of what are believed to be controlled drugs from four houses in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire. |
A four figure sum of cash was also recovered from one of the houses and 10 people were arrested. | A four figure sum of cash was also recovered from one of the houses and 10 people were arrested. |
A large number of Strathclyde Police officers took part in the raids at 0345 BST, including the firearms unit. | A large number of Strathclyde Police officers took part in the raids at 0345 BST, including the firearms unit. |
A 24-year-old man has been arrested for alleged drugs and firearms offences. | |
Four men aged 32, 35, 46 and 69 and two women, aged 36 and 65, have been reported to the Procurator Fiscal for alleged drugs offences. | |
A 19-year-old male was arrested for obstruction under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, a 34-year-old female was arrested on warrant and another 42-year-old female was arrested for a breach of the peace. | A 19-year-old male was arrested for obstruction under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, a 34-year-old female was arrested on warrant and another 42-year-old female was arrested for a breach of the peace. |
Supt Stewart Daniels said: "This was the culmination of several months of investigation into illegal activity in Barrhead. | Supt Stewart Daniels said: "This was the culmination of several months of investigation into illegal activity in Barrhead. |
"This was very much a local operation. This operation shows that we do take action and we would like to reassure the public that this won't be the last raid in the Barrhead area." | "This was very much a local operation. This operation shows that we do take action and we would like to reassure the public that this won't be the last raid in the Barrhead area." |