Armed officers from Operation Trident have uncovered a near £5m haul of heroin in Finsbury Park.

The unit, which specialises in drug and gun crime in the Afro-Caribbean community, also arrested two men and a woman in the 100 kilo seizure.

Cops forced the suspects Renault van to a halt on Upper Tollington Park, in a daytime operation around 3.30pm on Thursday.

A 45-year-old man was arrested in the van. Another man, also aged 45, and a 38-year-old woman were arrested a short time later in Seven Sisters Road, Holloway.

All are currently in custody at east London police stations and enquiries continue.

Detective Inspector Malcolm Davies, from Operation Trident called it a "major seizure" that:

"...will severely disrupt the organised criminal networks in north east London. The offence of drug trafficking is a pernicious crime that directly impacts on the public of London. This seizure and arrests demonstrates SCD8's commitment to disrupting and dismantling major organised crime networks in London."