MORE than 50 officers – 12 of them armed – took part in a flurry of raids across Newton Abbot and Teignbridge after a suspected gun shooting and robbery in the town.

A 15-hour blitz of arrests followed what is thought to be a drugs-related incident in ­Bakers Park where it is understood £170 was taken and a weapon was fired late last Wednesday night.

Police were alerted and a full-scale operation was launched 48 hours later to round up suspects connected with the initial drama, in which no one was hurt.