DO you recognise this furniture?

Police are trying to find the owners of these items, which they found while carrying out a drugs raid in York.

Officers believe the furniture, some of which is antique, is stolen - but their database shows no record of the theft having been reported.

Detective Inspector Guy Wilson, of York CID, said the items were discovered when police carried out a warrant in Middleton Road, Acomb, under the Misuse Of Drugs Act, last Friday evening.

One person was arrested on suspicion of possession of Class A drugs and has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.

A table and chairs, some African-style drums, and some individual drawers, which were not with the unit they came from, were all seized by officers, who believed the items to be stolen.

Det Insp Wilson said: "We believe these items may have come from a burglary but they have not shown up on any of our crime files.

"We want to see if we can trace the owners of this property."

Police are unable to arrest anyone on suspicion of the suspected theft until the offence has been reported to them.

The Press told last week how police found an "Aladdin's Cave" of stolen goods when they raided a house in Sowerby Road, Acomb.

Officers appealed for the owners of 22 watches, nine tool boxes, six bikes, three crates of beer and some cameras, all of which were believed to be stolen, to come forward.

Sergeant Neil Wood said: "The big problem we have is that we have a large amount of property here which we know is stolen, but in the vast majority of cases - about 90 per cent - it won't be detected because we can't find the owner and it hasn't been reported as stolen.

"It's a logistical nightmare. If people don't report the theft then we can't reunite them with their property. The other problem we have is if they report something stolen, but do so with very few details about the item. For example a red Apollo bike' - there could be hundreds of them on the computer system. We can't give the property back until we can prove it is theirs."

Sgt Wood recommended marking any valuables with your postcode using ultraviolet marker pens. Anyone who believes the furniture in question may belong to them is asked to phone York CID on 0845 60 60 247.