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Police raids in Wrexham following Asian gold burglaries Police raids in Wrexham following Asian gold burglaries
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Police have arrested nine people in dawn raids in north Wales in connection with the theft of gold jewellery. Police have arrested nine people after dawn raids in north Wales in connection with the theft of gold jewellery.
The arrests in Wrexham, Flintshire and Cheshire come after Asian gold was targeted in a spate of burglaries over the past five months. The arrests in Wrexham, Flintshire and other areas come after Asian gold was targeted in a spate of burglaries over the past five months.
Officers from North Wales Police and Cheshire Constabulary were involved in the operation. More than 100 officers from North Wales Police and forces covering Cheshire, Great Manchester and West Mercia were involved in the operation.
Police raided and searched 18 addresses. They searched a total of 18 addresses, with the majority in north Wales.
Officers swooped on a travellers' site at Ruthin Road, Wrexham, as part of a co-ordinated operation with other properties being entered simultaneously.