The action comes as Cumbria Police prepare for Appleby Horse Fair, which starts next Thursday.
Two men have been arrested after police recovered several suspected stolen vehicles ahead of Appleby Horse Fair.
Meanwhile, in a field in Kirkby Lonsdale, a group of people with 13 caravans and vehicles were told to move on after an unauthorised encampment. Appleby is unique in Europe, attracting some 10,000 Gypsies and travellers to the gathering in Westmorland, as well as more than 30,000 other visitors.Cumbria Police said it was running an operation targeting stolen vehicles being brought into the county.
A 27-year-old man from the Kent area was arrested on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of an offensive weapon.In Powis Lane in Long Marton, the force then recovered four caravans suspected to be stolen - three believed to be from the south of England and one from Wales.
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