Three of the caravans are believed to belong to owners in the south of England
Travellers who had camped illegally on a field ahead of Appleby Horse Fair were moved on while several stolen caravans were seized by police.
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. He has since been released on police bail with conditions not to re-enter Cumbria.Officers then attended Powis Lane in the Long Marton area where they recovered four caravans suspected of having been stolen. , whilst the fourth is believed to belong to someone in Wales. Work is on-going to contact the owners.
As well as the actions taken in Eden, further work was carried out in the South Lakes area yesterday where police officers took action regarding an unauthorised encampment at a field in Kirkby Lonsdale.
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