A bomb disposal squad was deployed to Sutton Coldfield on Tuesday morning (25 April) after the discovery of suspicious items at a property.
Authorities carried out a warrant at an address in Poplar Avenue just before 9am.
The suspicious items were found during a search of the house.
A spokesperson from West Midlands Police said a number of poeple from neighbouring properties were evacuated while the items were examined by the Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team.
Two men and a woman have been arrested.