Houses on these five Aylesbury roads were raided in connection with serious and organised crime

Police descended on homes in:

Prebendal Avenue

Russell Avenue

Quainton

Belgrave Road

Penn Road

The raids were part of 'Operation Stronghold', which specifically targets organised crime.

TVP say: "Stronghold is Thames Valley Police making a commitment to seeing a reduction in levels of serious and organised crime in our region.

"Working closely with our partners in local authority, social services and the other emergency services, we aim to achieve better knowledge sharing and suitable resourcing to disrupt and prevent the work of organised crime gangs and provide safeguarding to the innocent victims caught up in the middle.

Thames Valley Police issued the following statement on their Facebook page.

"The investigation remains ongoing and you may see increased levels of police presence throughout the day.

"We will, and do, act on information passed to us - Aylesbury Vale is not a hiding place for criminals."

Operation Stronghold targets the following:

Child sexual exploitation and abuse

Organised immigration crime

Cyber crime

Firearms

Money laundering

County Drug Lines

Economic crime

Modern slavery and human trafficking (including for labour and sexual exploitation purposes)

Organised acquisitive crime