Brighton: Plain-clothed Met police arrest four at gunpoint

The Argus has obtained footage of the moment plain-clothed officers swooped in on Seymour Street in Brighton armed with guns.

They pulled the occupants of a black saloon car out one by one while other police officers searched the boot of the vehicle.

The site of the arrests (Image: Google)

They were told to put their hands on their head and walk backwards towards the officers, before being put on their knees and in handcuffs.

In the video, you can hear one officer - who is wearing a grey t-shirt and jeans - shouting: "Passenger on the left-hand side of the car, step out.

"Let's see your hands. Put your hands behind your head."

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The officers were part of a team investigating a burglary in London two days before the arrests, on Thursday, June 15.

A group of people broke into a business in Russell Road, near Walthamstow, in the early hours of the morning and threatened the people inside.

On Saturday, a car linked to the incident was stopped in Brighton, where three men and one woman were arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary.

Russell Road (Image: Google)

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police, who are leading the investigation, said: "Police are investigating an aggravated burglary that occurred at a commercial property in Russell Road, E10, at approximately 00:30hrs on Thursday, 15 June.

"Two men were threatened by a group of men who broke into the property. 

"On Saturday, 17 June a car linked to the incident was stopped in Brighton. Three men and one woman were arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary.

"The men were subsequently bailed pending further enquiries. The woman was released without further action."

The force has said the investigation is still ongoing.