Two people have been arrested after a North East home was searched and a rifle, cash, and a machete were seized in a dramatic police raid. 

Officers from Cleveland Police executed a warrant at a property on Talbot Street in Tilery, Stockton yesterday (Monday, January 10).

During the raid, a rifle, machete and cash were seized from the property.

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A male, 20, and female, 24, were arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm without a certificate, possessing criminal property, theft and conspiring to supply class A drugs.

They have been released on bail pending further enquiries.

If you have information regarding drugs activity in your local area, call the police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or go online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.