A MAN and woman have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering in West Devon.

The 60-year-old man and the woman, 43, were arrested in Bondleigh, near North Tawton, on Tuesday, September 10, Devon and Cornwall Police said.

The operation involved officers from the Serious Organised Crime Branch, the Force Support Group and uniformed officers from Okehampton.

The warrant was executed at a combined private and business premises in Bondleigh.

The pair were also arrested on suspicion of a firearms offence, following the discovery of unlicensed ammunition during a search.

A police spokesman said the suspects have been released on police bail to reappear at Exeter's Heavitree Road Police Station on March 11, 2014.

Officers from the serious organised crime branch and the force support group were involved in the operation.