Two arrested in Doncaster during dawn raids linked to Â£2m rail track theft

Police carried out dawn raids at two addresses this morning as part of an investigation into the theft of rail track worth approximately Â£2 million.

By The Newsroom

Published 28th Feb 2017, 13:42 BST

Updated 1st Mar 2017, 10:29 BST

Officers searching an address as part of Operation Ultimatum.

British Transport Police executed arrest warrants at two homes in the Bessacarr area of Doncaster.

Two men, aged 50 and 54, were arrested and are currently being held in custody where they will be interviewed by detectives.

It is the latest phase of Operation Ultimatum, an investigation prompted by the theft of vast amounts of rail track across South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the West Midlands.

Ten people were also arrested in November as part of the operation, which involved more than 100 officers from across BTP.

The team included specialist officers from the force’s high tech crime unit and cash search dogs.