Seven arrests in burglary operation (From Braintree and Witham Times)

Seven arrests in burglary operation

4:32pm Sunday 20th December 2009

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SEVEN people have been arrested on suspicion handling stolen goods and of drugs-related offences.

Police searched properties in Halstead, Braintree and Witham as part of Operation Bluebell – an initiative targeting burglars.

Three 24-year-old men and a 33-year-old man, all from Braintree, were arrested on suspicion of drugs-related offences at Mardys pub in Market Place, Braintree.

They were all bailed without charge until next year pending further enquiries.

A 23-year-old man from Braintree has been bailed until Christmas Eve after he was arrested in Bartram Avenue, Braintree in connection with handling stolen goods.

A 22-year-old man from Braintree, arrested at a house in Vanguard Way, Braintree in connection with handling stolen goods, has been bailed until March 16.

A 25-year-old man from Chelmsford was cautioned in Maldon Road, Witham for possession of a Class A drug.

Warnings were handed to two men, aged 23 and 25, for possession of cannabis at a home in Allectus Way, Witham.

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