Six men have been arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of Northamptonshire nightclub boss David ‘Les’ Ross.
The men, aged 20 to 35, were arrested after raids at 7am today and then taken into custody at the Criminal Justice Centre in Northampton.
The arrests were part of an operation involving 50 officers from Northamptonshire Police, Leicestershire Police and the East Midlands Special Operations Unit.
Det Chief Insp Martin Kinchin, who is leading the murder investigation, said: “We believe the people we have arrested have vital information around the circumstances that led to the murder of Mr Ross.”
The 39-year-old was found dead at the Village Inn Express hotel in Corby Old Village on the morning of Monday, December 17.
His Corby home had been burgled three days previously.
Det Chief Insp Kinchin said: “We now know that the burglary on Friday, December 14, was not an opportunist crime but a planned crime targeting Mr Ross.
“He moved into the hotel but was keeping his whereabouts very quiet.
“However, somebody who knew of his location has likely provided the information to Mr Ross’s enemies.
“We know there are still people with key information for our inquiry and continue to encourage people to contact us directly or, on an anonymous basis, through Crimestoppers.”
A 40-year-old Corby man, arrested on suspicion of the murder of Mr Ross, remains on police bail pending further inquiries.
Today’s raids were carried out at addresses in Studfall Avenue, Leighton Road, Rockingham Road, Chelveston Drive, Lynton Grove and Fotheringhay Road in Corby.
Crimestoppers has offered a £10,000 cash reward for information leading to the prosecution and conviction of the person responsible for the murder of Mr Ross.