Police seized drugs and a knife during a patrol of rural villages on Saturday.

The St Neots neighbourhood team were joined by special constables and “lots of volunteers” for patrols around several villages on Saturday night and into the early hours of Sunday.

A number of vehicles were stopped and searched and several people were spoken to. Drugs and a knife were seized during the operation.

The neighbourhood team said it visited villages including Waresley, Hatley, the Gransdens, Abbotsley, Gamlingay, Tetworth, Longstowe and Arrington.