The pair are believed to be involved in the importation of heroin from Pakistan, say police.
A man and woman suspected of being involved in trafficking heroin from Pakistan to the UK have been arrested.
The pair were detained on Tuesday at a property on Lyndale Crescent in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, by National Crime Agency officers. They are believed to be part of a group linked to a number of substantial seizures of heroin at Heathrow Airport.A spokesperson for the NCA said one of the properties was linked to a second man wanted in connection with the same conspiracy, but he is believed to have left the UK.
Officers attending the searches recovered quantities of drugs suspected to be cocaine and heroin, as well as drugs paraphernalia and thousands of pounds in cash.Searches at the properties were continuing, added the spokesperson.
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