The Met have seized firearms, safeguarded human trafficking victims and recovered over £200,000 cash in Barnet.
This was recovered on Tuesday, July 21 after Met’s Safer Neighbourhood team executed a warrant at an address in Barnet.
During a search at the property, the police recovered approximately 360,000 cash, numerous cannabis plants in early growth, a suspected firearm and 1kg of cannabis.
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The police said two possible victims of human trafficking were also found inside the address and have now been taken to a safer location.
The Police also arrested five suspects – four men and one woman in their 20s and 30s were arrested on suspicion of burglary, cultivation of cannabis, possession of a firearm and trafficking within the UK.
The Met Safer Neighbourhood also searched another address of a man in his 30s on suspicion of burglary and Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) off en ces.
An approximately $100,000 was confiscated and a further search led to another £69,000 being seized in evidence.
The police said one man is still in custody while other five suspects have been granted bail.
Speaking on the issue, Detective Inspector Laura Hillier said “Whilst I am pleased that we recovered a suspected firearm, a vast quantity of cash, and drugs – the main success of this operation is that we have been able to recover and safeguard two vulnerable people who we believe are victims of human trafficking and have now been entered into the National Referral Mechanism.
“We actively seek to prosecute anyone who thinks they can traffic another human being as if they were a commodity.”
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