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Operation REASSURANCE-MTF by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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A member of HMCS HALIFAX stands as hose-man as part of a simulated helicopter crash during a damage control exercise while on Operation REASSURANCE on 8 July 2022.

Please credit: Pte Connor Bennett Canadian Armed Forces photo

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Un membre d’équipage du NCSM HALIFAX se tient prêt à éteindre l’incendie lors d’une simulation d’écrasement d’hélicoptère dans le cadre d’un exercice de lutte contre les avaries au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 8 juillet 2022.

Photo : Sdt Connor Bennett, Forces armées canadiennes

Operation REASSURANCE-MTF by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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Master Corporal David Scott, an Aviation Systems Technician from 12 Wing Shearwater signals a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter to hover over the flight deck of HMCS HALIFAX as part of deck evolutions during Operation REASSURANCE on 19 May 2022.

Please credit: Pte Connor Bennett, Canadian Armed Forces photo

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Le caporal chef David Scott, technicien en systèmes aéronautiques de la 12e Escadre Shearwater, fait signe au pilote d’un hélicoptère CH-148 Cyclone d’effectuer un vol stationnaire au dessus du pont d’envol du NCSM HALIFAX lors de manœuvres au dessus du pont au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 19 mai 2022.

Photo : Sdt Connor Bennett, Forces armées canadiennes

N544BA by PHLAIRLINE.COM

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Boeing Executive Flight Operations

(2016) Bombardier Challenger 650

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Operation IMPACT by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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The door gunner watches vigilantly as the CH-146 Griffon helicopter takes off during Operation IMPACT in Northern Iraq on November 20, 2016.

Photo: Operation IMPACT, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

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Operation VECTOR by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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Captain Patrick Mortimer, Captain Camil Totan and members of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 436 Transport Squadron supported the Public Health Agency of Canada with the delivery of special freezers from Ottawa to the northern Territories between 12 and 15 December 2020 to assist territorial health agencies with COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

The mission was part of Operation VECTOR, the Canadian Armed Forces’ support to the Government of Canada COVID-19 vaccine distribution and delivery efforts.

Please credit: MCpl Genevieve Lapointe, Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

Du 12 au 15 décembre 2020, le captaine Patrick Mortimer et captaine Camil Totan, et des membres du 436e Escadron de transport de l’Aviation royale canadienne ont aidé l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada à livrer des congélateurs spéciaux depuis Ottawa jusqu’aux territoires nordiques afin d’appuyer les organismes de santé territoriaux à distribuer le vaccin contre la COVID-19.

Cette mission a été menée dans le cadre de l’opération VECTOR, la contribution des FAC aux efforts de distribution et d’acheminent du vaccin contre la COVID 19 du gouvernement du Canada.

Photo : Cplc Genevieve Lapointe, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes, Forces armées canadiennes

Operation REASSURANCE by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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Members of the Naval Replenishment Unit onboard Motor Vessel ASTERIX during a Replenishment-at-Sea with HMCS MONTREAL during Operation PROJECTION INDO - PACIFIC on 28 March 2023 off the coast of Nova Scotia.

Photo: S1 Taylor Congdon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

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Des membres de l’unité de ravitaillement naval sont à bord du navire à moteur ASTERIX lors d’un ravitaillement en mer avec le NCSM MONTREAL au cours de l’opération PROJECTION INDO – PACIFIC, le 28 mars 2023, au large de la Nouvelle Écosse.

Photo : Mat 1 Taylor Congdon, Forces armées canadiennes

Operation GOLDEN ORB by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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Members of the British Armed Forces fill the parade square at Wellington Barracks in preparation for the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III during Operation GOLDEN ORB in London, United Kingdom on May 6, 2023.

Photo: Master Corporal Matthew Tower, Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Forces Photo

Des membres des forces armées britanniques sont sur le terrain de parade de la caserne Wellington en préparation du couronnement de Sa Majesté le roi Charles III au cours de l’opération GOLDEN ORB à Londres, au Royaume Uni, le 6 mai 2023.

Photo : Caporal-chef Matthew Tower, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes, Forces armées canadiennes

Operation NUNALIVUT by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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A member of the Arctic Response Company Group gives instructions to the rest of the company upon returning to Canadian Forces Arctic Training Centre from Crystal City during Operation NUNALIVUT 2018 near Resolute, Nunavut on March 17th, 2018.

Photo: Petty Officer Second Class Belinda Groves, Task Force Imagery Technician

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Un membre du Groupe-compagnie d’intervention dans l’Arctique donne des directives au reste de la compagnie à leur retour de Crystal City au Centre de formation des Forces canadiennes dans l’Arctique au cours de l’opération NUNALIVUT 2018, près de Resolute, au Nunavut, le 17 mars 2018.

Photo : Maître de 2e classe Belinda Groves, technicienne en imagerie de la Force opérationnelle

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Operation SAVANNE by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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Sailor 3rd Class Ariel Barnes of Naval Replenishment Unit ASTERIX during a Replenishment at Sea with Spanish Frigate Reina Sofía onboard Motor Vessel ASTERIX as part of Operation SAVANNE on 02 May 2023.

Photo: S1 Taylor Congdon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

Le matelot de 3e classe Ariel Barnes, membre de l’unité de ravitaillement naval ASTERIX, à bord du navire à moteur ASTERIX lors d’un ravitaillement en mer avec la frégate espagnole Reina Sofía au cours de l’opération SAVANNE, le 2 mai 2023.

Photo : Mat 1 Taylor Congdon, Forces armées canadiennes

Operation AVRO - Salford by Greater Manchester Police

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Eighteen suspects were arrested, cash, drugs and vehicles were seized, and over 100 motorists were summonsed for driving offences as part of our blitz on crime across the city of Salford on Tuesday 26 October 2021.

The action was part of our new force-wide initiative - codenamed Operation AVRO - which will run each month in a different district, and began this October in Salford.

Over 200 officers were involved in the operation - maximising resources from across our districts and specialist units - and flooded the city with a surge of activity, including warrants, arrests, community engagement, traffic enforcement, and crime-prevention advice.

The day was bookended with two public street briefings; one of which was led by Chief Constable Stephen Watson in Walkden town centre - moments after a shoplifting suspect was arrested in a nearby superstore - before over 30 neighbourhood officers embarked on anti-social behaviour patrols in the area.

A total of 13 warrants were executed during the day which saw 18 people arrested - including a teenager found in his attic in possession of four stolen phones and car keys believed to have been stolen overnight in Pendleton.

One of the more unique arrests was in Weaste alongside partners in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) as a man was taken to custody to be questioned for the illegal trade of birds; over 20 exotic birds were taken to safety by RSPCA officers who later questioned the suspect.

Our traffic cops underwent a day of intensified traffic enforcement on A57 Regent Road which resulted in 19 uninsured vehicles seized, 104 motorists reported for traffic offences, and 10 unsafe vehicles prohibited from the road.

Community officers dropped leaflets through the doors of hundreds of local residents to let them know about the AVRO activity taking place through the day, and councillors and other local community members joined our local patrols in engaging with the public and discussing ways of tackling crime.

Multi-agency visits to 26 addresses took place through the afternoon with Salford City council where officers from our Salford Connect safeguarding team spoke to a number of suspected victims of 'cuckooing' where criminals target and criminally exploit vulnerable adults.

The day's action has been pledged to be more than a one-off; instead an exemplification of the new era GMP has launched itself into, where more criminals are arrested, more assets are seized, and more police are in our neighbourhoods.

Assistant Chief Constable Scott Green, GMP's joint-lead on local policing, said: "I hope that yesterday was a reminder to all of our communities that GMP is very much here and able to show a really visible presence on our streets.

"It has served as a reminder to the criminals that are causing harm to our communities, to families, that GMP is on its front foot and we will - based on intelligence - conduct enforcement activity.

"This is what a new and resurgent GMP looks like and we have shown - and are committed to continuing to show - that we are really capable of putting on these key enforcement activities.

"GMP is a big team and we should have our head held high. We should be out there, engaging with the public, conducting enforcement and reminding the criminals that are causing harm that this is what we're here to do.

"This is the start of a new era of policing in Greater Manchester and the people of Salford experienced just the start of this yesterday; we hope communities in the city should start to feel closer to their neighbourhood teams and reporting the issues that matter to them.

"For the rest of the region: Operation AVRO will be coming to a town near you soon where you can expect to see something just as big, if not bigger. This will only enhance - not detract - from our day-to-day work as we pledge to bring more criminals to book and make our streets a safer place."

Praising GMP's Operation AVRO, Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett said: “Yesterday was a successful operation with drugs, cash and stolen property recovered from warrants and uninsured drivers caught on the roads.

"I’d like to thank local people for their support. Their information is vital so that the enforcement agencies can take action. I’d encourage anybody with information that may be useful to authorities to make contact."

Operation NANOOK - 2022 by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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HMCS MARGARET BROOKE sails through Saglek Fjord, Labrador, Canada in the Atlantic Ocean during Operation NANOOK on August 8th, 2022.

Photo by: Cpl Kuzma, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

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Le NCSM MARGARET BROOKE traverse le fjord Saglek, dans l’océan Atlantique, au Labrador (Canada), au cours de l’opération NANOOK, le 8 août 2022.

Photo : Cpl Kuzma, Forces armées canadiennes

Operation IMPACT by Robert Sullivan

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Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter jets taxi on the runway in Kuwait during Operation IMPACT on November 13, 2014.

Blue Eagle Cafe by Photocatvan

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In operation from 1944 until 2000 on East Hastings street. The Blue Eagle was one of Vancouver's more famous signs from the neon era. Sadly it's now a convienience store. At least the sign is still there!

Update, the sign is now in the Museum of Vancouver's collection and the building was demolished in 2011.

Operation CARIBBE by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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HMCS MONCTON patrols the Caribbean Sea during Operation CARIBBE on March 02, 2021.

Please credit: Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician, HMCS MONCTON

Operation Crossbow by Greater Manchester Police

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Criminals travelling across the border between Greater Manchester and Cheshire were greeted with more than a surprise on Thursday 26 June 2014, as officers from Greater

Manchester Police and Cheshire Police and took part in Operation Crossbow.

The overall aim of the joint operation was to disrupt illegal activity between the two counties and deny criminals the use of the roads.

By using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras officers were able to monitor virtually every vehicle that crossed between the two counties, stopping all vehicles that were on the roads illegally or were linked to criminal activity.

Cheshire Police Assistant Chief Constable Mark Roberts said: "We know that criminals don′t simply stop when they reach the border, and we also know that there is as strong link between illegal vehicles and other types of serious crime.

"Uninsured drivers are more likely to commit other offences and many of their vehicles are unroadworthy and pose as real danger to other road users.

"Using technology, such as ANPR cameras, we are able to use the intelligence available to us to identify offenders and bring them to justice."

Greater Manchester Police Inspector Matt Bailey-Smith said: "We will not allow the safety of our roads to be compromised by criminals and operations like today will help us achieve our overall aim of keeping criminals off our roads.

"However, offenders across Cheshire and Greater Manchester can be assured that this is not a one-off operation. Our officers patrol the roads 365 days a year and will continue to target criminals."

Operation Crossbow involved more than 200 officers from Cheshire Police and GMP, as well as staff from partner agencies such as the UK Border Agency, Department of Work and Pensions, Her Majesties Revenue and Customs and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

ANPR cameras are able to monitor more than 3000 number plates every hour and alert officers if a vehicle is linked to known criminals. The cameras also inform officers whether or not the vehicle is taxed & insured.

Both Greater Manchester Police and Cheshire Police and are keen to remind members of the public that they too can help make our roads safer by reporting illegal use of vehicles to the police on 101. Alternatively information can be reported anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.

www.gmp.police.uk

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.

Operation NANOOK by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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Members from 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron and 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment conduct air mobile drills with the CH-146 Griffon helicopter during Operation NANOOK-NUNAKPUT as part of supplementary training in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, August 25, 2019.

Photo: Aviator Melissa Gloude

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Operation REASSURANCE by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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Sailor 1st Class Christopher Vincent, a cook deployed on Operation REASSURANCE prepares line food for the sailors aboard HMCS MONTREAL on February 8, 2022.

Please credit: Corporal Braden Trudeau Canadian Armed Forces photo

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Le matelot de 1re classe Christopher Vincent, cuisinier en déploiement dans le cadre de l’opération REASSURANCE, prépare la nourriture sur le terrain pour les marins à bord du NCSM Montréal, le 8 février 2022.

Photo : Caporal Braden Trudeau, photo des Forces armées canadiennes

Operation REASSURANCE by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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Members of the Canadian Armed Forces take their post as part of Exercise Crystal Arrow during Operation REASSURANCE at Camp Adazi, Latvia on March 22, 2023.

Photo: Canadian Armed Forces Photo

Operation PROJECTION by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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Members of HMCS MONCTON participate in a yoga class aboard HMCS MONCTON during Operation PROJECTION off the West Coast of Africa on March 17, 2022.

Please credit: Corporal Jaclyn Buell, Canadian Armed Forces photo

Operation Ingot by Greater Manchester Police

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Thirteen suspected members of a prolific south Manchester organised crime group have been arrested by Greater Manchester Police.

Following a four-month investigation into the activities of a suspected OCG operating in the south Manchester area, police have today executed a series of warrants across Manchester.

As a result, 12 men and one woman have been arrested in connection with a string of offences, including ram raids, burglaries, and vehicle crime. The thirteen people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to handle stolen property and remain in custody for questioning.

The raids were executed under the banner of Operation Ingot which was set up to tackle the activities of the suspected OCG. Some of the victims of those crimes accompanied officers on the raids so they could see the suspected offenders being arrested and put into the back of police vans.

Cash, mobile phones and stolen property have been seized after the raids.

As part of the operation but not directly connected to the overall investigation, a further three arrests were also made today – a man for possession of a stun gun, another man for possession of drugs and a woman for assisting an offender.

To date, officers believe this OCG may be responsible for up to 50 crimes between July and December of last year, during which more than £400,000 worth of goods have been stolen from innocent members of numerous communities.

Detective Sergeant Alan Hamlin said: "This operation has been four months in the making and is a result of a lengthy investigation into the activities of a suspected organised criminal network - based in south Manchester - that has been causing real heartache and misery in Greater Manchester and beyond its borders.

"Clearly I cannot go into too much detail at this stage given we have made so many arrests, but we believe members of the gang may be responsible for up to 40 crimes including burglaries, ram raids and the supply of drugs.

"As a result, many innocent and law-abiding people have fallen victim to this gang, losing not only money and goods worth up to £400,000 but also being put through huge emotional strain.

"I hope today's action shows those who have been victims of this gang that we will use every available weapon we and other agencies have to disrupt and dismantle these organised criminal networks.

"We know all too well from speaking to residents how destructive and pernicious these gangs can be, and the corrosive effect they can have in our communities. We also know that the answers to tackling organised crime lie in the communities where these people operate, so I would continue to ask residents to take a stand with us and together we can bring about real change.

"These are your communities. They belong to you, not the criminal gangs who try and rule with an iron fist. I want today's action to give residents the confidence that things are different and you can come forward. If you tell us what action needs taking, then through your local police officers and the local authority, we will take it and together we will dismantle these criminal networks."

To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.

www.gmp.police.uk

You should call 101, the 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.

Operation REASSURANCE by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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An officer of HMCS FREDERICTON takes a moment to enjoy the company of dolphins following the ship in the Mediterranean Sea during Operation REASSURANCE, on 28 February 2023.

Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

Un officier du NCSM FREDERICTON profite d’un moment pour observer les dauphins qui suivent le navire dans la Méditerranée au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 28 février 2023.

Photo : Cpl Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes

Operation CARIBBE by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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Image has been digitally altered due to operational security.

Sailors and U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) members abaord HMCS SHAWINIGAN deploy on the Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to encounter a vessel of interest suspected of carrying illegal contraband during Operation CARIBBE, Caribbean Sea on July 21, 2021.

Please credit: Canadian Armed Forces photo

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L’image a été modifiée numériquement pour des raisons de sécurité opérationnelle.

Des marins et des membres du détachement d’application de la loi (LEDET) de la garde côtière américaine à bord du NCSM SHAWINIGAN se rendent à la rencontre d’un navire d’intérêt soupçonné de transporter de la marchandise de contrebande à bord de l’embarcation pneumatique à coque rigide, au cours de l’opération CARIBBE, dans la mer des Caraïbes, le 21 juillet 2021.

Photo : Forces armées canadiennes

Operation CARIBBE by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) members conduct a boarding exercise with HMCS BRANDON and HMCS SASKATOON during Operation CARIBBE in the Pacific Ocean, March 2, 2021.

Photo Credit: Op CARIBBE PAO, HMCS BRANDON, Canadian Armed Forces photo

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Des membres du détachement d’application de la loi (LEDET) de la garde côtière américaine mènent un exercice d’arraisonnement avec le NCSM BRANDON et le NCSM SASKATOON dans l’océan Pacifique, au cours de l’opération CARIBBE, le 2 mars 2021.

Photo : OAP, Op CARIBBE, NCSM BRANDON, Forces armées canadiennes

Operation REASSURANCE-MTF by Combat Camera / Caméra de combat

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HMCS HALIFAX sails during a sail pass with fellow ships of Standing Maritime NATO Group 1 (SNMG1) during Operation REASSURANCE on 26 June 2022.

Please credit: Pte Connor Bennett, Canadian Armed Forces photo

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Le NCSM HALIFAX participe à un défilé naval avec des navires du 1er Groupe maritime permanent de l’OTAN (SNMG1) au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 26 juin 2022.

Photo : Sdt Connor Bennett, Forces armées canadiennes

Operation Goodwin by Greater Manchester Police

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Detectives across Greater Manchester have made six further arrests this morning (13 January) as part of the continued investigation into the criminal use of encrypted communication services.

At around 6am today, officers from GMP's Serious and Organised Crime Group (SOCG) executed five warrants at properties across Cadishead, Worsley and Whitefield.

Four men, aged between 27 and 42, and two women, aged 27 and 30, were arrested on suspicion of a range of offences, including money laundering, conspiracy to supply class A drugs and firearm offences.

Cash, cannabis and high value assets including jewellery and electronic devices were also seized during property searches.

They all remain in custody for questioning by detectives.

Today's action formed part of Operation Goodwin; an investigation into an organised crime group involved in the large scale supply of class A drugs and firearms within Greater Manchester and the UK.

Op Goodwin forms one part of GMP's strand of the National Crime Agency (NCA) led Operation Venetic.

Launched in July 2020 by the NCA, Operation Venetic brought together nearly ever law enforcement agency across the UK, focusing on the takedown of 'Encrochat' - a sophisticated encrypted communications service - often used by organised criminal groups.

Since its inception GMP has launched multiple investigations into the activity of numerous organised criminal groups and this has seen 216 people arrested, with 170 of those charged with a range of drug, money and firearm offences.

Detectives have also been successful in seizing over £2million in cash, numerous high-value assets and multi-kilos of both class A and B drugs.

Detective Inspector, Justin Bryant of GMP's Serious and Organised Crime Group said: "Today's action, arrests and seizures are yet another positive step forward in our continuing commitment to tackle the activity of organised criminal groups across Greater Manchester.

"The takedown of the encrypted Encrochat communication services has allowed us a deeper and more personal insight into the world that these people operate in and since 2020 we've been working tirelessly to decipher messages and identify all those involved in this activity.

"The mammoth operation has seen over 200 arrests made so far and I have no doubt that these figures will continue to rise throughout 2022 as we continue in our fight against this type of criminality, removing those involved from our streets.

"These individuals may feel untouchable, but I hope these figures clearly demonstrate that GMP, alongside the NCA and other law enforcement agencies, will ensure the law soon catches up with them."

Washout Durham-013 by Office of Public Affairs

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Durham, North Carolina - 7 homicide suspects were among the 59 arrests made during Operation Washout Durham. The 8 day operation, led by U.S. Marshals Service Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force, partnering with federal, state and local agencies, also recovered 9 firearms and 17.763 kg of illegal narcotics worth over $206,000.

Washout is part of a U.S. Marshals Service national initiative focused on the investigation and arrest of violent offenders and gang members with active arrest warrants.

Participating law enforcement focused on locations most severely impacted by drugs, weapons and gang violence by pursuing and arresting the individuals responsible for violent crime therein. The great success of this operation is wholly due to the multiple agencies who partnered leading to the numerous arrests, weapons and narcotics seizures.

Photo by Shane T. McCoy/US Marshals