Operation Airlock
Drug detection dog at work during Operation Airlock.
Operation Airlock
Officers from the Sale Neighbourhood Policing Team of Greater Manchester Police’s Trafford Division patrolled trams and the Brooklands, Sale and Dane Road Metrolink stations with a drugs detection dog on Friday (23 April) evening.
A number of people were searched resulting in 10 seizures of cannabis and a seizure of a quantity of blue tablets suspected of being ecstasy. Eight people were given on the spot cannabis street warnings and two people were given street bail.
The clampdown was part of Operation Airlock, an ongoing operation that will continue to target and prevent drug-related criminality in the Sale area using a variety of tactics. The operation has been running since March 2010 and has, so far, resulted in 29 seizures of class A and class B illegal substances.
Inspector Laura Burgess of the Sale Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “When we speak to our communities, drugs are frequently highlighted as a priority issue.
“The response we had from members of the public during the operation was very positive and I believe we sent out a message that, if you choose to take or deal drugs in the area, you will be caught and brought to justice.
“It is essential that communities tell us about what is going on in their area so we can tackle the issues that are most important to them. This can be done by contacting the NPT, attending neighbourhood forum meetings or just stopping to chat with your local officer or PCSO.”
For more information about Neighbourhood Policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
Operation Airlock
Drug detection dog at work during Operation Airlock.
Operation Airlock
Officers from the Sale Neighbourhood Policing Team of Greater Manchester Police’s Trafford Division patrolled trams and the Brooklands, Sale and Dane Road Metrolink stations with a drugs detection dog on Friday (23 April) evening.
A number of people were searched resulting in 10 seizures of cannabis and a seizure of a quantity of blue tablets suspected of being ecstasy. Eight people were given on the spot cannabis street warnings and two people were given street bail.
The clampdown was part of Operation Airlock, an ongoing operation that will continue to target and prevent drug-related criminality in the Sale area using a variety of tactics. The operation has been running since March 2010 and has, so far, resulted in 29 seizures of class A and class B illegal substances.
Inspector Laura Burgess of the Sale Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “When we speak to our communities, drugs are frequently highlighted as a priority issue.
“The response we had from members of the public during the operation was very positive and I believe we sent out a message that, if you choose to take or deal drugs in the area, you will be caught and brought to justice.
“It is essential that communities tell us about what is going on in their area so we can tackle the issues that are most important to them. This can be done by contacting the NPT, attending neighbourhood forum meetings or just stopping to chat with your local officer or PCSO.”
For more information about Neighbourhood Policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.