Isle of Wight: Men bailed after Yarmouth fishing boat seized in drugs inquiry

Police were called to Yarmouth Harbour on Saturday evening

Three men who were arrested after a fishing boat in a popular tourist spot was cordoned off by armed police have been released on bail.

Officers were called to Yarmouth Harbour on the Isle of Wight at 20:51 BST on Saturday, where the RNLI had been on-scene to assist a boat.

The men were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

Police have told the BBC no drugs were located on board.

Those arrested were a 40-year-old man from Windsor, a 54-year-old man from Gosport and a 40-year-old man from Portsmouth.

They have all been bailed until 14 January.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the boat was "no longer seized by police" and it was "currently investigating to establish the full circumstances...".

Last week a sea angler described finding floating packages of cocaine off the Isle of Wight.

Ron Rapp was on his fishing boat with his family near The Needles when he spotted the three bundles.

Aware police were searching - after holdalls filled with drugs were found off Purbeck in Dorset and on an Isle of Wight beach - he called the coastguard.

Police said officers were looking into an "links to any other investigations".