NORTH Yorkshire Police teamed up with colleagues from Durham, Northumbria, Cleveland and Cumbria to run a major Farm Watch operation last Thursday.

This was the second major Farm Watch operation of the year and covered a large part of the North East and North West of England.

Nearly 150 volunteers took part, supported by more than 100 police officers and PCSOs from across the five force areas. Also taking part in the operation were countryside rangers and the Fire and Rescue Service.

A large number of vehicles were stopped and during one of the stops in North Yorkshire a person was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.

A spokesman said: “One of the main reasons that these operations are so successful in keeping crime down is due to the number of volunteers that give up their own time and come out to assist with the operations. The coverage that the volunteers give all the forces involved is an invaluable asset to the police officers working on the operation.”