FIVE men who had been arrested during an investigation into a firearms incident have now been released on bail.
The individuals had been arrested after it was reported that a group of men had been seen with a single firearm.
The group was reported to have been at Meadow Road, in Mirehouse, Whitehaven on Friday, March 29.
Three men were initially arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm following the report at 2.50pm, on March 29.
The other two men were arrested later that day – one on suspicion of possession of a firearm and another on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Several properties have been searched by officers during the inquiry.
Anyone with information can contact police on 101 – referring to incident 138 of March 29.
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