Nine arrests have been made and four guns seized in Bradford as part of a major police blitz on drugs and guns.

About £60,000 in cash, two high-value vehicles, jewellery, electronic equipment and a canister of incapacitant spray were also recovered during the continued crackdown on crime, codenamed Operation Sabredale.

Fifteen warrants in all were executed in the latest raids at addresses across the district yesterday, with nine people arrested for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

The operation follows the combined seizure of more than £1.8 million-worth of suspected drugs from Acton House in Little Germany in March 2012 and Lessarna Court in Bowling Back Lane in November 2012.

On Sunday a double-barrel shotgun, a single- barrel gun, a handgun and an automatic weapon were all seized from the loft of a property on St Stevens Road, Bowling.

A quantity of ammunition, a military-style flash bang, a respirator and a canister were also uncovered.

Four people - aged 23, 17, 21 and 22 - were arrested in connection with the find and have now been bailed while investigations continue.

Bradford District Chief Inspector Dan Greenwood said: “Again, we have seen some considerable success in removing weapons and illegal substances from the streets, not to mention vehicles, cash and other items.

“Bradford’s communities can see that it is making a difference and are more confident in reporting those behind these offences.

“In turn, we are developing more intelligence which allows us to target addresses and make significant recoveries, as we have seen throughout this week.

“Although it is clearly a concern that drugs and guns exist in our neighbourhoods, we are quickly locating them and taking a robust approach.

“It is a minority that involve themselves in such crime and by working together with our partners and the public we can make a real difference in tackling the issues."

Anyone with any information about these types of crime can contact police anonymously and in confidence on 0800 555 111 or on the non emergency number 101.