Police arrest 143 in Operation Eagle

143 people have been arrested in a three-day police crackdown on burglars and drug dealers.Operation Eagle was carried out in Neath, Port Talbot and Swansea and the arrests were for offences including violence, drug possession, burglary, theft and criminal damage.There were 119 arrests in Swansea and 24 in Neath Port Talbot in the operation which ended at the weekend.Firearms, goods worth more than £100,000 and class A drugs including heroin were recovered.Det Ch Insp Huw Lewis said, “This was an extremely successful operation which sent a clear message out to criminals in the area.”The haul of stolen property recovered included a £80,000 Mercedes Benz car.

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