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Four arrested in armed raid
3:32pm Thursday 7th August 2008
Armed police raided a house in Hendon yesterday afternoon.
The operation took place shortly before 5pm after intelligence led police to believe they would find weapons at the address, in Kings Close.
The police officers found a firearm at the house and arrested four men, who remain in custody at a police station in north London.
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