Urgent appeal to find man from Whitby issued by police
It's after Class A drugs and a gun were found in the town
North Yorkshire Police urgently want to find 31 year-old Stephen Robert Howard, who's believed to have fled Whitby after a police operation last week.
Officers say a county lines operation last week led to Class A drugs and a sawn-off shotgun being found in the town.
A large quantity of suspected Class A drugs were found in a car seen heading into Whitby last week.
Police then carried out raids at a number of addresses in the town, which is when a sawn-off shotgun was found.
Two people have been arrested and released under investigation while enquiries continue.
Searches for Howard in Whitby are ongoing but police say there is a possibility that he has headed to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands by train.
He also has link to Leeds in West Yorkshire.
British Transport Police, Police Scotland and West Yorkshire Police are assisting with the search for Howard.
Howard is described as white, 5ft 8in tall, short brown hair, green eyes, medium build, and he usually has a trimmed beard.
Anyone with information about where he might be should call 101.