Houses on these five Aylesbury roads were raided in connection with serious and organised crime
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Police descended on homes in:
Prebendal Avenue
Russell Avenue
Quainton
Belgrave Road
Penn Road
The raids were part of 'Operation Stronghold', which specifically targets organised crime.
TVP say: "Stronghold is Thames Valley Police making a commitment to seeing a reduction in levels of serious and organised crime in our region.
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Hide Ad"Working closely with our partners in local authority, social services and the other emergency services, we aim to achieve better knowledge sharing and suitable resourcing to disrupt and prevent the work of organised crime gangs and provide safeguarding to the innocent victims caught up in the middle.
Thames Valley Police issued the following statement on their Facebook page.
"The investigation remains ongoing and you may see increased levels of police presence throughout the day.
"We will, and do, act on information passed to us - Aylesbury Vale is not a hiding place for criminals."
Operation Stronghold targets the following:
Child sexual exploitation and abuse
Organised immigration crime
Cyber crime
Firearms
Money laundering
County Drug Lines
Economic crime
Modern slavery and human trafficking (including for labour and sexual exploitation purposes)
Organised acquisitive crime
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