TWO brothers who were wanted in connection to a major investigation into an organised criminal gang have been arrested.

Police have been looking for Brian Thexton, 43, and his brother Ronald Thexton, 35, since May, when the pair disappeared.

They were arrested yesterday in the Gisburn area, in Lancashire.

The brothers made off from the scene of a major police operation across County Durham in May. 

The pair were wanted in connection with a criminal gang believed to be responsible for thefts and burglaries committed across north Lancashire and northern England in the last year totalling more than £1million.

The men have been arrested on suspicion of theft offences and are currently in custody.