Road closed and residents told to stay indoors as armed police attend incident

Armed police officers

Residents of a road in Swindon have been told to stay indoors this morning as armed police officers respond to an incident in the area.

A large number of police vehicles could be seen in the Faringdon Road, Lorne Street and Cambria Place areas from around 6.30am.

A number of roads are closed as police attend the scene.

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The exact nature of the incident is unclear at this stage, but one local believes it is a ‘drugs raid’ on a property in the area.

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