North Yorkshire Police carried out ‘Operation Affect’ throughout the York, Harrogate and Northallerton areas.

A car towing a trailer was stopped on the A1(M) in Hambleton, officers stated the trailer was discovered to be transporting the 2 reindeer. They stated the motive force was arrested on a warrant.

“The arrests had been in reference to separate circumstances and a spread of offences, together with medication, assault and home violence,” a drive spokesperson stated.

A few of the suspects had been wished by police in reference to energetic investigations and others had been wished by the courts after failing to attend authorized proceedings, the police added.

Sergeant Savannah Knighton stated: “Everybody we discovered yesterday has been taken into custody… besides the reindeer, who had been each transported house safely.

“This was a pre-Christmas push to find and detain numerous wished suspects, and groups throughout the drive labored along with glorious outcomes.

“Nevertheless, we work across the clock three hundred and sixty five days of the yr to positioned people who find themselves wished, which retains communities protected and ensures there actually isn’t any hiding place for many who attempt to evade justice.”

• A wished lady was additionally arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer as she was being detained yesterday.