Tasker Street in Greenock sealed off by police amid incident

Police at Tasker Street in Greenock on Friday <i>(Image: George Munro)</i>
Police at Tasker Street in Greenock on Friday (Image: George Munro)
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A Greenock street has been sealed off as part of an ongoing police investigation.

It is understood officers swooped on a house in Tasker Street in the early hours of Friday morning.

The police search escalated in the Bowfarm area this afternoon with the activity stepping up.

(Image: George Munro)

Both detectives and uniform police were on the scene.

Witnesses reported seeing officers going door-to-door as the search spread out further in the surrounding estate.

(Image: George Munro)

(Image: George Munro)

One witness said: "There is lots of activity, the police have been here since the early hours.

"They seem to at a house in the street, but officers are going round the doors in the rest of the estate as well."

The Telegraph has contacted Police Scotland for comment.

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