POLICE swarmed a housing estate in the search for wanted individuals.
Residents on the Five Links estate, in Laindon, reported a strong police presence on Sunday evening, including the presence of the force helicopter overhead.
Essex Police have confirmed it was part of an operation to trace "wanted persons".
Increased police presence in #somercotes area of #laindon earlier was ongoing incident to trace wanted persons - no risk to local community
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It is also understood that a property in Gower Chase was raided by police as part of the search.
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