POLICE smashed down a door and seized drugs and stolen goods at a house in York.

Curious neighbours came out into their gardens and watched from their windows as five police vans turned up at the house in Hewley Avenue in Tang Hall yesterday afternoon.

Officers seized controlled drugs and what they suspected to be stolen goods.

Sergeant Colin Sutherland, of the response team, who co-ordinated the operation, said: "We carried out a warrant under the theft act, acting on information received from the community.

"We have had a positive result. We have found some controlled drugs and items, such as electrical items, that we suspect to be stolen, but will require further checks.

"We will continue to take a robust and proactive approach in relation to all the information we receive.

"I would urge the community to continue to assist the police in our approach to crime reduction and we will act positively on any information received."

The operation was carried out by officers from the response team and the dedicated policing team for the area.

Officers then put letters through the doors of local residents to let them know what had happened.