A CROSSBOW, drugs and suspected dealer phones were discovered after police stopped a car seen acting suspiciously in Highworth.

Swindon North community policing team had been patrolling Highworth and Blunsdon together with burglary and drugs specialists the Community Tasking Team last night when they spotted the silver-coloured car in the town.

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The crossbow seized by police Picture: SWINDON NORTH POLICE

When it was stopped a short time later in Swindon, officers found a large amount of class A drugs, cash, a crossbow, bolts for the weapon and mobile phones. 

On Facebook, Swindon North Police said: "The occupants were all arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply."