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