Eight people in Barnet have been arrested as part of a London-wide police operation targeting drug dealers.

Metropolitan Police aim to execute more than 500 drug warrants across the capital in what is the second major day of action under Operation Hawk.

A total of 50 officers have completed 21 warrants at addresses in Barnet so far.

They have arrested a man and woman in Deans Lane, Edgware, where a large quantity of drugs was seized, as well as a 41-year-old woman in Watling Avenue for cultivating cannabis.

In Lodge Lane, North Finchley, officers discovered a large quantity of drugs and arrested a man.

The last pan London operation in September 2012 resulted in the seizure of £2.6 million worth of cannabis.

Since that time, Operation Hawk activity has continued daily across the capital with more than 6,000 warrants executed, including 4,700 drugs warrants, and more than 240 cannabis factories closed.