DISMANTLED stolen cars have been found after police uncovered an active chop shop in Billericay.
Essex Police's stolen vehicle intelligence unit were led to the chop shop in the Billericay area following a tracker activation in Blind Lane on Saturday.
Stolen cars and bikes from the Metropolitan Police area were found in parts, with one car in the process of being stripped.
Two men were arrested at the scene on suspicion of handling stolen goods.
An Essex Police spokesman said: "We have arrested two men on suspicion of handling stolen goods after police received reports that a stolen vehicle was in Blind Lane, Billericay, on 27 April.
"At the scene were a number of car parts we believe may have been taken from stolen vehicles."
Anyone with any information should contact Essex Police on 101 or by visiting the essex.police.uk website, quoting incident number 385 27/4/2024.
Anonymous reports can be made by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers at crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling 0800 555 111.
A chop shop is a place where stolen vehicles are broken up so that their parts can be sold separately or used in other vehicles.
The stolen vehicle intelligence unit is the force's specialist team dedicated to seizing stolen cars, examining them and using that intelligence to locate other missing vehicles in the county.
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