Key Facts

• About 130 officers, including some from the National Crime Agency, took part in the raids across South Bank, Grangetown, and Eston.
• The raids targeted individuals suspected of crimes such as drug offenses and assault.
• The manhunt and arrests are connected to a serious crash on the A66 last month.
• In that crash, two police officers and five men in a Volkswagen Passat died.
• The Passat was traveling the wrong way and collided with a police armed response vehicle.
• Officers used battering rams to enter several homes during the operation.
• Police praised the local community for providing information that helped the raids.
• Police leaders said the operation shows they are responding to public concerns and working to reduce crime on the estates.