Arrest after warrant carried out at chop shop

A dark car without doors on the driver's side and a bonnet. It is next to a wall and a blue car is in the background.Image source, West Midlands Police
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Officers forced entry to a unit early on Friday, police said

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A man has been arrested and suspected stolen vehicles and car parts have been seized, after police carried out a raid at a chop shop.

A Ford Fiesta was recovered from a site off Bloomfield Road in Tipton, which had been confirmed as stolen from a supermarket in Oldbury last October, West Midlands Police said.

Officers found several suspected stolen car parts and vehicles including two quad bikes, a motocross bike and a Land Rover Defender, after forcing entry early on Friday.

A 52-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods.

Police also seized a quantity of suspected Class A drugs and a zombie machete.

Chop shops are illegal garages with links to crime gangs where stolen vehicles are dismantled for parts, the force said.

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