Eight arrested in dawn raids

The raids were part of an operation targeting drug dealing

Eight people have been arrested in dawn raids by police in Oxfordshire.

The arrests were made at a series of addresses in the Bretch Hill, Grimsbury and town centre areas of Banbury.

Police said the eight were being questioned in connection with drug dealing and handling stolen property.

The raids were part of an operation targeting the supply of heroin and crack cocaine, and the disposal of stolen property in Banbury.

A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "Drug habits are often funded by criminal activity such as burglary or theft, crimes which seriously affect the quality of life of the victims involved.

"This operation has seen the arrests of a number of individuals suspected of being involved in acts of considerable criminality within the Banbury area."