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A MAN has been arrested following the discovery of drugs and an imitation firearm inside a home in East Lancashire. The 37-year-old was arrested on Tuesday morning following a raid on a property on Regent Street in Nelson. He was subsequently taken into custody where he is being held on suspicion of cannabis cultivation. The man was also wanted for failing to appear at court.
The 37-year-old man being placed in the police van Officers searched the terraced home following tip-offs from the community and as part of Operation Sceptre, a nationwide initiative relaunched this week in a bid to raise awareness around weapons, specifically knives and blades.
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