SPECIALIST officers seized zombie-style knives, drugs and thousands of pounds in cash before charging three people for suspected drugs and weapons offences.

Essex Police’s Operation Raptor team arrested two men, from London, and one woman, from Colchester, on Friday.

After conducting a search the officers found roughly £6,000 in cash and drugs, as well as numerous zombie-style blades and other weapons.

Three people were subsequently charged with drugs and weapons offences.