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Tuesday, 20 April, 2004, 19:03 GMT 20:03 UK
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Hundreds of police in major drugs sweep
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Three hundred officers swarmed into the rural community of Wisbech on Tuesday morning.
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A speedboat was among assets seized from a house in the hamlet of Begdale.
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Specialist snatch squads and firearms teams were among the 300 officers involved in Tuesday's raids.
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Among the nine vehicles taken away on low-loaders were a BMW and sports cars.
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Scenes of crime officers gathering information and evidence during the raids in which 12 people were arrested.
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Police searched hedges as well as homes as part of Operation Morpheus.
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Sniffer dogs were used to search homes. Police said they had 30 more still to search.
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