SEVEN men were arrested after detectives swooped on a car dismantlers yard in Darwen.

Police surrounded the yard in Robert Street after they were tipped off that stolen cars were being stripped in the yard.

Two men from Bolton were arrested along with five men from the Darwen area. All seven were due to be questioned at Blackburn police station today.

Detectives mounted a major operation and organised a detailed search of the yard.

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