Seven arrested in Shropshire following a 'spate of burglaries from farms and rural businesses'

West Mercia Police have arrested seven men as part of an operation targeting serious and organised crime following an eight-month investigation into rural crime in the county

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Seven arrested in Shropshire following a ‘spate of burglaries from farms and rural businesses’
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Seven arrested in Shropshire following a ‘spate of burglaries from farms and rural businesses’

The seven men, aged in their 20s and 30s were arrested on Wednesday, March 20, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary. Three firearms, along with a number of bladed weapons, a large quantity...

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