Police have arrested two men in connection with vehicle thefts.
Officers executed a search warrant at premises in North Weald where they have found two stolen Ford Transit vans estimated to be worth around £20,000 each.
At the scene a man was found cutting up a stolen van and vehicle parts relating to an estimated four further van thefts were found at the site.
Police estimate around 30 Ford Transit vans to have been stolen since April 1 in Epping Forest district.
Police were not able to supply a figure for other commercial vehicles at this time.
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