Isle of Wight: Yarmouth fishing boat seized by armed police

Image caption, Police were called to Yarmouth Harbour on Saturday evening
  • Author, Charlotte Andrews
  • Role, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ News

A fishing boat in a popular tourist spot has been cordoned off by armed police.

Officers were called to Yarmouth Harbour on the Isle of Wight at 20:51 BST on Saturday, where the RNLI had been on-scene to assist a boat.

Three men were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said a boat had also been seized as part of the investigation.

Those arrested were a 40-year-old man from Windsor, a 54-year-old man from Gosport and a 40-year-old man from Portsmouth.

The force said it was working to establish the circumstances around the boat.

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