Four people have been arrested and guns and crossbows seized after police descended on a house in Chester.
A major police presence was spotted around the property as police assisted court bailiffs with the eviction of tenants from the building. Officers say they found three firearms and four crossbows during the raid, which saw the road closed to traffic and cordons erected.
Two men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of a range of offences - including firearms offences - and are currently in custody, reports CheshireLive.
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The incident took place close to the former Old Trooper pub and Christleton Scout Hut on the A41 Whitchurch Road. It follows what is believed to have been an earlier visit to the same property by bailiffs and police on December 1.
There were a number of onlookers watching on from behind the police cordon, including some who told CheshireLive they were friends of those who were being evicted.
A police officer later brought a dog out of the property and it was handed over to the care of a friend of the tenants to look after.
The nearby pre-school that runs in the Christleton Scout Hut was unable to operate due to the incident.
Superintendent Gareth Wrigley said: "The A41 Whitchurch Road remains closed while we secure the premises and surrounding area.
"We’d like to take this opportunity to thank people for their continuing patience and we will look to open the road at the earliest opportunity.
"We understand the impact the closure is having on the community, but we have to ensure that we bring this incident to a safe conclusion for everyone."
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