Nine people were arrested today over allegations of fraud in connection with the Grenfell Tower fire, the Metropolitan Police said.
Eight men and one woman were arrested by Scotland Yard in a series of dawn raids on Thursday, the Met said in a briefing.
Police believe two of the individuals are linked but said all the offences are separate.
Police raided 11 addresses, predominantly in west London, at around 7am.
Detective Superintendent Matt Bonner said: "All those arrests are in connection with what we believe to be fraudulent claims for housing and/or support of one kind or another, arising out of false claims from people that they were associated with Grenfell Tower."
Regarding the timing of the arrests, he added: "We thought long and hard, there&apos;s obviously a need for us to act quickly once we are able to but also wanted to show due respect to events that have been going on in recent weeks in terms of the commemoration hearings and events that are forthcoming in terms of the anniversary.
"We have consulted with the community where we could and we timed them with utmost respect to all considerations."