A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm - after armed police swarmed a Crewe street in an Easter Sunday raid.

The incident on Selworthy Drive started at around 9:30am on Sunday 9 April - with Cheshire Police conducting a warrant at an address.

There was a large presence of police officers at the scene - along with a number of police vans and dogs.

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm - after armed police swarmed Selworthy Drive on Easter Sunday (Ryan Parker).

Officers were at the Crewe address for over three hours with a man being arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm without a certificate.

The 35-year-old man has since been released on conditional bail pending further enquiries.

On Tuesday 11 April, Cheshire Police confirmed the incident to Nub News.

A spokesperson said: "At around 9.30am on Saturday 9 April officers conducted a warrant at an address on Selworthy Drive, Crewe. 

"A 35-year-old man was arrested at the address on suspicion of possession of a firearm without a certificate. 

The 35-year-old man has since been released on conditional bail pending further enquiries (Cheshire Police).

"The man has since been released on conditional bail pending further enquiries."

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