A number of weapons – allegedly including a rocket launcher – were found inside a home in Crawley after police carried out a raid.
Armed police raided the property in Hasting Road, Pound Hill on Thursday (May 14) after obtaining a firearms warrant.
Among the weapons recovered was a rocket launcher according to reports.
The person who posted the video said: “Police raid a house in Crawley and find over 20 guns, hand grenades and a rocket launcher.”
Sussex Police confirmed “a number of firearms” had been retrieved from the address.
Police raid in Crawley today saw guns and a ROCKET LAUNCHER being removed from a house. One said on social media: 'Looks like they were preparing for war' pic.twitter.com/oKXZqqZdDw
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A spokesperson for the force said:
“Sussex Police conducted a firearms warrant at a property in Hasting Road, Crawley, on Thursday afternoon (14 May).
A number of firearms from inside the address were seized by officers, with some of them reviewed by an Explosive Ordnance Disposals team.
This is an ongoing investigation but it is not believed there is a wider threat to the public.”
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