Police raid houses in crime purge

Around 20 officers were involved in the raids

Police have raided a number of properties in a North Yorkshire town during a crack down on crime.

About 20 officers targeted houses on the Abbot's Road estate in Selby early on Wednesday morning.

Officers used heavy metal bars to force the doors of two premises on the estate.

Three arrests were made and officers carried out a detailed search of the houses after tip-offs about drugs and stolen property.

The officers had been drawn from across the Selby district to take part in the raids after information had been received about Class A drugs being dealt from the properties.

The raids were part of the Operation Delivery initiative launched on 8 September to crack down on crime in the county.

Selby Police have already made 64 arrests for a variety of offences since the purge was launched.