POLICE have arrested three men following an operation to stop burglaries and drug dealing in the Royal Borough.

The men were arrested on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of last week and have been released under investigation.

A 31-year-old man from Slough was arrested Monday, February 11 on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply.

A 33-year-old man was arrested the following day on suspicion of possession of a bladed article, while a 32-year-old from Bracknell was arrested Thursday on suspicion of theft and also on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon.

During a week of intense activity officers from the Windsor and Maidenhead Problem Solving team and the Roads Policing Unit worked in partnership with Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead council to target offenders.

The operation also resulted in four cars being seized along with a samurai sword and quantity of cash.

Sergeant Ryan Powell, from the Windsor and Maidenhead Problem Solving team, said: “We are working closely with our partners to deter those wanting to cause threat or harm within our communities.

“We have a number of resources available to disrupt this type of criminality including CCTV, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and members of the community who provide our additional eyes and ears.

“Anyone with information about criminality in their neighbourhood can report it using the Thames Valley Police website.

“To find out more about our work within the community, you can now follow the Windsor and Maidenhead Neighbourhood policing team on Facebook.”