Major Drugs Operation
23 people have been arrested following an operation to target suspected criminals involved in the trafficking and supply of large amounts of Class A drugs.
Today, 27 March 2013, officers from the Oldham Organised Crime Unit together with the Cleveland Organised Crime Unit carried out a number of warrants in the Greater Manchester and Cleveland area.
In Greater Manchester, 11 warrants were executed and 12 people, nine men and three women, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and money laundering and remain in police custody for questioning.
A further 11 arrests were made in the Cleveland area.
The warrants in Greater Manchester took place across the Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside areas and follows months of work by the two Forces to target those suspected of being involved in the Class A drugs trade.
In the last 12 months, the Oldham Organised Crime Team have made numerous arrests and recovered up to a quarter of a million pounds in cash and drugs and mixing agents worth more than £3m.
Chief Superintendent Catherine Hankinson said: "These arrests mark the culmination of months of work between ourselves and police in Cleveland to target those suspected of flooding the streets of Greater Manchester with Class A drugs.
"They are the latest in a string in operations we have been running in Oldham over the past year to target all those involved in blighting our communities with the sale and importation of drugs.
"This action is a response to what residents are telling us time and time again, which is to see these people taken off the streets and stop drugs from causing harm. In the last 12 months we have made huge inroads into tackling this problem by seizing up to £3m worth of drugs but we know we have more work to do.
"We will continue to target criminals who line their pockets by peddling drugs, and using Proceeds of Crime Act legislation we can also seize their assets that all too often are paid for out of drug money.
"None of this would be possible without the help and support of the local community, and their information is absolutely vital to us. We see this very much as a partnership and I would continue to encourage people to report any suspicious behaviour to us or any concerns you have, and together we can continue to strike back against drug dealers."
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Major Drugs Operation
23 people have been arrested following an operation to target suspected criminals involved in the trafficking and supply of large amounts of Class A drugs.
Today, 27 March 2013, officers from the Oldham Organised Crime Unit together with the Cleveland Organised Crime Unit carried out a number of warrants in the Greater Manchester and Cleveland area.
In Greater Manchester, 11 warrants were executed and 12 people, nine men and three women, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and money laundering and remain in police custody for questioning.
A further 11 arrests were made in the Cleveland area.
The warrants in Greater Manchester took place across the Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside areas and follows months of work by the two Forces to target those suspected of being involved in the Class A drugs trade.
In the last 12 months, the Oldham Organised Crime Team have made numerous arrests and recovered up to a quarter of a million pounds in cash and drugs and mixing agents worth more than £3m.
Chief Superintendent Catherine Hankinson said: "These arrests mark the culmination of months of work between ourselves and police in Cleveland to target those suspected of flooding the streets of Greater Manchester with Class A drugs.
"They are the latest in a string in operations we have been running in Oldham over the past year to target all those involved in blighting our communities with the sale and importation of drugs.
"This action is a response to what residents are telling us time and time again, which is to see these people taken off the streets and stop drugs from causing harm. In the last 12 months we have made huge inroads into tackling this problem by seizing up to £3m worth of drugs but we know we have more work to do.
"We will continue to target criminals who line their pockets by peddling drugs, and using Proceeds of Crime Act legislation we can also seize their assets that all too often are paid for out of drug money.
"None of this would be possible without the help and support of the local community, and their information is absolutely vital to us. We see this very much as a partnership and I would continue to encourage people to report any suspicious behaviour to us or any concerns you have, and together we can continue to strike back against drug dealers."
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.