A man has been arrested and is currently detained in police custody after an early morning raid on a house in East End.

About 5.45 am today (Wednesday, 15 May) officers searched a house in John McLean Drive, East End. During the search a flare gun, mask and bayonet were seized.

A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm. He remains in police custody while enquiries continue.