The raids took place on Friday 24 October in the Holme Wood area of Bradford, and led to the arrests of 15 people.

A number of warrants were executed on 24 October at Holme Lane Business Park, Bradford. Police seized 30 stolen vehicles, £120,000 in cash, stolen heavy plant machinery and around 3 kilos of Class A drugs.  

14 men and 1 woman have now been arrested on suspicion of a range of offences, ranging from handing stolen goods, possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply and participation in the criminal activities of an organised crime group. All 15 have since been bailed.

Detective Chief Inspector Mark Atkinson of Bradford District Police said: ‘These further arrests show the scale of this operation into organised criminality across Bradford district. 

“We are taking positive action after concerns were raised from the community. This action shows that we are taking this offending seriously, all to make our communities feel safe.  

“I would still appeal to the local community to come forward and provide information on criminal activity to us. Thanks to intelligence from them, we have seized cash, drugs and stolen goods.”

Numerous enquiries remain ongoing in relation to this investigation according to detectives.