A SUSPECT has been arrested after armed police descended on a residential street.

Officers from Cheshire Police, assisted by police dogs and a drone, were called to Samuel Street in Sankey Bridges on Monday afternoon.

The road was closed off following reports that a man had entered an address while in possession of a firearm.

The force has confirmed an arrest was made linked to the suspected supply of illegal drugs.

A Cheshire Police spokesman said: “At 12.53pm on Monday, September 16, police were called to an address in Samuel Street in Warrington following reports of a man with a firearm entering the address.

“Officers, including firearms officers and a dog patrol, attended, supported by the police drone.

“They gained access to the address and detained a 45-year-old man on suspicion of possession with intent to supply cannabis.”