Police seized thousands of pounds in cash and illicit goods across the West Midlands. Officers were deployed in Coventry , Birmingham and the Black Country.

Warrants were conducted across the region under Operation Machinize, a major campaign led by the National Crime Agency (NCA). Eleven people were arrested on suspicion of a range of offences, including sexual assault, drug offences and money laundering.

Officers raided two addresses in Digbeth. Searches uncovered three imitation firearms, 20 bottles of illegally imported alcohol and a quantity of suspected Class A drugs.

Four people were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs. Over 150 businesses, including barbershops, nail bars, and car washes, were visited across the Midlands.

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