Three held in Rotherham scrap thefts raid: VIDEO

POLICE swooped on a Rotherham scrapyard this morning and arresting three men suspected of buying stolen metals.

The 9am raid on the yard near Rotherham town centre was part of a county-wide operation involving over 400 police and partner agency staff to expose scrap merchants dealing in stolen cables, railway track, beer kegs and vehicles.

Officers also searched for cash and other proceeds of criminal activity.

Watch the video to see Acting Inspector David Baines tell the Advertiser how officers in Rotherham went about their search and what they hoped to find.

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