Four people have been arrested in connection with organised car crime, following early morning police raids.
Several properties were raided by Gwent Police officers at around 5am today, Tuesday, February 25.
Police said the warrants were carried out by specialist officers on suspicion of organised car theft and car cloning, as well as other serious organised crimes.
The raids took place at four residential properties in Griffithstown, Graig y Rhacca and Caerphilly and two commercial properties, one on The Highway in New Inn, in Torfaen, and the other at Greenway, on the Bedwas House Industrial Estate.
According to Gwent Police, the executed warrants were the climax of an investigation which also included Trading Standards, the RSPCA, HMRC and DVSA.
Quad bikes and two Polaris beach buggies were seized during the raids along with car keys and other suspected criminal equipment.
Four people from the Caerphilly area – two men aged 36 and 31 and two women aged 45 and 29, have all been arrested on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to handle stolen goods and theft of motor vehicles.
Police Constable Rhys Jones who led the operation said: “This was an intelligence-led operation based on months of work by our teams and information received from members of the public.
“Our investigations and these warrants today, are aimed at tackling those who profit from praying on people in our communities. Our work to tackle organised crime is important to stop these crimes taking place.
“Information from the public is so important – you see what happens in your local areas and know when something is suspicious or out of place. Please do contact us and know it will be dealt with seriously.”
This article was amended on February 27, 2020, to remove an incorrect reference to VOSA – the government agency which was replaced by the DVSA.