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Naval Boarding Party members on board Her Majesty's Canadian Ship FREDERICTON prepare small arms during a simulated boarding scenario during Exercise JOINT WARRIOR as part of their deployment on Operation REASSURANCE on April 21, 2015.
Photo: Maritime Task Force - OP Reassurance, DND
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Des membres de l’équipe d’arraisonnement des navires à bord du Navire canadien de Sa Majesté FREDERICTON préparent des armes légères lors d’un scénario d’arraisonnement simulé pendant l’exercice JOINT WARRIOR au cours du déploiement dans le cadre de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 21 avril 2015.
Photo : Force opérationnelle maritime - Opération Reassurance, MDN
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Operation Game Cake. This cake was made for a recent graduate. His wife asked me to base the design off of the Operation game. Chocolate cake filled with oreo cream and covered in fondant. All edible with the exception of the foil for the prongs.
Operation AVRO is a forcewide initiative that delivers a surge of extra resources and specialist officers to a different district within Greater Manchester each month.
This month saw the operation return to Trafford.
The operation targets crimes that members of the public in that district have told us give them the most concern.
Members of the press and key partners, including local representatives, are invited to attend Operation AVRO deployments to see results first-hand and conduct important multi-agency work, such as welfare visits.
More details on AVRO can be found by visiting gmp.police.uk and following us on social media.
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.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Arizona CBP Operations: Tucson Office of Air and Marine hold morning muster to discuss flight daily operations and safety prior to events of the day.
Photo by: Donna Burton
A Medical Technician waits on standby while HMCS MONTREAL conducts a replenishment at sea with SPS CANTABRIA, during Operation REASSURANCE on June 09, 2022.
Photo by: Corporal Braden Trudeau Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician
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Une technicienne médicale est en attente lors d’un ravitaillement en mer entre le NCSM MONTREAL et le SPS CANTABRIA, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 9 juin 2022.
Photo : Caporal Braden Trudeau, technicien en imagerie des Forces armées canadiennes
A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) crew from HMCS SASKATOON is on route to intercept a target of interest in the Eastern Pacific Ocean during Operation CARIBBE, 23 March 2022.
Please credit: Canadian Armed Forces photo
Medical Technician, Corporal Dustin Proulx observes as Preventive Medicine Technician, Master Sailor Matthew Skinner collects water samples for daily testing from the Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit during Operation LENTUS in Iqaluit, Nunavut on November 14, 2021.
Please credit: Master Corporal Jax Kennedy, Joint Task Force (North), Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Le caporal Dustin Proulx, technicien médical, observe le matelot chef Matthew Skinner, technicien en médecine préventive, prélever des échantillons d’eau du système de purification d’eau par osmose inverse à des fins d’analyse quotidienne au cours de l’opération LENTUS, à Iqaluit, au Nunavut, le 14 novembre 2021.
Photo : Caporal chef Jax Kennedy, Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord), Forces armées canadiennes
A crewmember acts as lookout during a mission onboard HMCS SUMMERSIDE during Operation CARIBBE off the coast of Jamaica on November 5, 2020.
Photo: Lt Sheila Tham, Public Affairs Officer
Un membre d’équipage assure la surveillance lors d’une mission à bord du NCSM SUMMERSIDE au cours de l’opération CARIBBE, au large de la Jamaïque, le 5 novembre 2020.
Photo : Lt Sheila Tham, officière des affaires publiques
Boatswains onboard Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship WINNIPEG prepare a tow line during a towing exercise during Operation REASSURANCE in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean on September 1, 2015.
Photo by: Cpl Stuart MacNeil, HMCS WINNIPEG
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Des manœuvriers à bord du Navire canadien de Sa Majesté WINNIPEG préparent un câble de remorquage lors d’un exercice de remorquage, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, dans la zone orientale de l’océan Atlantique, le 1er septembre 2015.
Photo : Cpl Stuart MacNeil, NCSM WINNIPEG
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HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC sails in the Labrador Sea during Operation NANOOK 2020, on August 7, 2020.
Photo taken by Corporal David Veldman, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Le NCSM VILLE DE QUEBEC navigue dans la mer du Labrador au cours de l’opération NANOOK 2020, le 7 août 2020.
Photo : Caporal David Veldman, Forces armées canadiennes
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Officers from Titan - the North West Regional Crime Unit - and Greater Manchester Police have taken part in raids targeting people suspected of being involved in a £300 million pound drugs conspiracy.
Police executed warrants at a number of addresses in Altrincham, Prestwich, Salford and Bolton in the early hours of Wednesday 2 July 2014.
A quantity of cash and drugs have been seized and are being examined to identify what they are.
Eight men were arrested on suspicion of drugs trafficking offences and three women were arrested on suspicion of possessing Class B drugs.
This morning’s raids have been part of an extensive investigation into the supply of Class A, B and C drugs across the North West by officers from Titan.
Detective Superintendent Jason Hudson, Titan’s head of operations said: "The coordinated arrests this morning come as a result of an intensive and painstaking 12 month long investigation by my team.
“Our actions have delivered a massive blow against the organised criminals operating in the Manchester and North West region, and we continue to send a strong message to others involved in this type of crime that we will act on information we receive and we will be knocking on your door.
“We remain committed to tackling those involved in drugs offences by dismantling their hierachies and putting those involved before the courts.
"I would urge decent, law-abiding members of the community who have information about criminality where they live to share that information with their local police force or Crimestoppers so that positive action can be taken."
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.
HMCS FREDERICTON participates in the Spanish Navy led Exercise FLOTEX-23 with other vessels from Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 in the Mediterranean Sea on 09 June 2023, while deployed on Operation REASSURANCE.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Le NCSM FREDERICTON participe à l’exercice FLOTEX-23 dirigé par la marine espagnole avec d’autres navires du 2e Groupe maritime permanent de l’OTAN, dans la Méditerranée, le 9 juin 2023, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE.
Photo: Caporal Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) WINNIPEG participates in a firing exercise with USS Curtis Wilbur during Exercise KEEN SWORD as part of Operation PROJECTION-NEON on 5 November 2020.
Photo: Sailor 1st Class Valerie LeClair, MARPAC Imaging Services
Le Navire canadien de Sa Majesté (NCSM) WINNIPEG participe à un exercice de tir avec l’USS Curtis Wilbur au cours de l’exercice KEEN SWORD, dans le cadre de l’opération PROJECTION-NEON, le 5 novembre 2020.
Photo : Matelot de 1re classe Valerie LeClair, Services d’imagerie des FMAR(P)
Group picture of the Joint Task Force hockey team and the Rankin Inlet Old Timers hockey team including Jordin Tootoo, MSM, former National Hockey League player, during Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut on March 17, 2023.
Photo by: Corporal Antoine Brochu, Assistant Deputy Minister (Public Affairs), Canadian Armed Forces photo
Photo de groupe de l’équipe de hockey de la Force opérationnelle interarmées et de l’équipe de hockey des vétérans de Rankin Inlet, dont fait partie Jordin Tootoo, MSM, ancien joueur de la Ligue nationale de hockey, au cours de l’opération NANOOK-NUNALIVUT, à Rankin Inlet, au Nunavut, le 17 mars 2023.
Photo : Caporal Antoine Brochu, Sous-ministre adjoint (Affaires publiques), Forces armées canadiennes
Corporal Castillo, a member of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, registers an individual at the Saint-Laurent vaccination clinic as part of Operation VECTOR on January 12, 2022, in Montréal, Quebec.
Photo: Cpl Valérie Duclos-Péloquin, 34 Canadian Brigade Group, Canadian Armed Forces
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Le caporal Castillo, membre du The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, procède à l’inscription d’une usagère à la clinique de vaccination de Saint-Laurent, dans le cadre de l’opération VECTOR, le 12 janvier 2022, à Montréal (Québec).
Photo : Cpl Valérie Duclos-Péloquin, 34e Groupe-brigade, Forces armées canadiennes
CDUH dept. of Surgery together with Dr. Yong Larrazabal III's center for sight on a operation tuli and minor surgery mission at Odlot, Bogo (May 16, 2010)
Members of 4 Engineer Support Regiment fill a city truck with chlorinated water from the Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit during Operation LENTUS in Iqaluit, Nunavut on November 7, 2021.
Photo by: Master Corporal Jax Kennedy, Joint Task Force (North), Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Des membres du 4e Régiment d’appui du génie remplissent un camion de la ville avec de l’eau chlorée provenant du système de purification d’eau par osmose inverse au cours de l’opération LENTUS, à Iqaluit, au Nunavut, le 7 novembre 2021.
Photo : Caporal chef Jax Kennedy, Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord), Forces armées canadiennes
Members of the Joint Task Force IMPACT Fire Brigade train alongside U.S. Air Force firefighters at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, on March 5, 2020.
Image by: Cpl Nicolas Alonso
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Les membres de la brigade de pompiers de la Force opérationnelle interarmées IMPACT s'entrainent aux côtés des pompiers de la U.S. Air Force à la base aérienne Ali Al Salem (Koweït) le 5 mars 2020.
Image par : Cpl Nicolas Alonso
Operation AVRO is a forcewide initiative that delivers a surge of extra resources and specialist officers to a different district within Greater Manchester each month.
The operation targets crimes that members of the public in that district have told us give them the most concern.
Members of the press and key partners, including local representatives, are invited to attend Operation AVRO deployments to see results first-hand and conduct important multi-agency work, such as welfare visits.
More details on AVRO can be found by visiting gmp.police.uk and following us on social media.
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.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Operation AVRO is a forcewide initiative that delivers a surge of extra resources and specialist officers to a different district within Greater Manchester each month.
This month (June 2022) saw the operation take place in Bolton.
The operation targets crimes that members of the public in that district have told us give them the most concern.
Members of the press and key partners, including local representatives, are invited to attend Operation AVRO deployments to see results first-hand and conduct important multi-agency work, such as welfare visits.
More details on AVRO can be found by visiting gmp.police.uk and following us on social media.
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.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Police will be targeting wanted offenders as part of month-long crackdown on crime.
The initiative codenamed Operation Olympus will see over 250 local officers from across the Force and specialist units including traffic, tactical aid and the ANPR intercept teams target offenders for a range of offences including domestic abuse, sexual offences and general criminality.
The days of action, which will focus on known and wanted criminals are being held across the Force’s 11 divisions from 3 to 20 February.
Greater Manchester Police Superintendent Craig Thompson, operational lead, said: “Operation Olympus sends a clear message to criminals that there will be no hiding place for them and that the safety of our community comes first and will always be our priority. We will leave no stone unturned and will use all of our disruption tactics to make life difficult for them.
“By using all of our resources during the month we will put a stop to their criminal ways and show them that there’s always a place for them in our cells.”
For live updates from the operation follow #OpOlympus from the GMP twitter accounts. You can find your local Twitter account by visiting: www.gmp.police.uk/socialmedia.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
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.
A Canadian Armed Forces soldier from the enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia gives orders during a trench clearing exercise held at Camp Ādaži on May 27, 2018.
Photo: Cpl Desiree T. Bourdon, Task Force Latvia Public Affairs
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Un soldat des Forces armées canadiennes faisant partie du groupement tactique responsable de la présence avancée renforcée en Lettonie donne des ordres lors d’un exercice de nettoyage de tranchées qui se déroule au Camp Ādaži, le 27 mai 2018.
Photo : Cpl Desiree T. Bourdon, Affaires publiques, Force opérationnelle de Lettonie
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Leading Seaman John Kester (left) and Lieutenant (Navy) Sebastien Williamson give a thumbs up during a routine inspection of HMCS FREDERICTON at the Port of Reykjavik, Iceland during Operation REASSURANCE, July 11, 2020.
Please credit: Cpl Simon Arcand, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Le matelot de 1re classe John Kester (à gauche) et le lieutenant de vaisseau Sebastien Williamson font signe que tout va bien lors d’une inspection périodique du NCSM FREDERICTON au port de Reykjavik, en Islande, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 11 juillet 2020.
Photo : Cpl Simon Arcand, Forces armées canadiennes
The view from the boat deck while Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Vancouver fuels during a Replenishment-at-Sea with United States Naval Ship Yukon on August 23, 2022 off the coast of Guam as the ship sails during Operation PROJECTION.
Please credit: Sgt Ghislain Cotton, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Vue du pont des embarcations au moment où le Navire canadien de Sa Majesté Vancouver fait le plein de carburant lors d’un ravitaillement en mer avec le navire de la marine américaine Yukon, le 23 août 2022, au large de Guam, alors que le navire participe à l’opération PROJECTION.
Photo : Sgt Ghislain Cotton, Forces armées canadiennes
A sailor of HMCS FREDERICTON conducts a Helicopter In-Flight Refuelling (HIFR) for the Ship Without Air Detachment certification (SWOAD) with the support of the embarked Air Detachment during Operation REASSURANCE in the Ionian Sea on 21 March 2023.
Photo: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Un marin du NCSM FREDERICTON procède au ravitaillement en vol d’un hélicoptère (HIFR) en préparation à l’entraînement d’accréditation SWOAD (navire sans détachement aérien) avec l’aide du détachement aérien embarqué au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, dans la mer Ionienne, le 21 mars 2023.
Photo : Cpl Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes
Lieutenant (Navy) Andrew Stymiest and Sailor First Class Logan Wakefield provide cover for other Naval Boarding Party members during a Close Quarters Battle exercise aboard HMCS CALGARY, at sea in the Pacific Ocean during Operation PROJECTION, 14 March 2021.
Please credit: Corporal Lynette Ai Dang, HMCS CALGARY, Canadian Armed Forces photo
Le lieutenant de vaisseau Andrew Stymiest et le matelot de 1re classe Logan Wakefield assurent la couverture d’autres membres de l’équipe d’arraisonnement des navires lors d’un exercice de combat rapproché à bord du NCSM CALGARY, dans l’océan Pacifique, au cours de l’opération PROJECTION, le 14 mars 2021.
Photo : Caporal Lynette Ai Dang, NCSM CALGARY, Forces armées canadiennes
The Navigation Officer of HMCS SUMMERSIDE uses navigation equipment during the arrival into Halifax, Nova Scotia following Operation CARIBBE on December 8, 2020.
Photo: Lt Sheila Tham, Public Affairs Officer
L’officier de navigation du NCSM SUMMERSIDE utilise l’équipement de navigation lors de l’arrivée du navire à Halifax, en Nouvelle Écosse, à la suite de l’opération CARIBBE, le 8 décembre 2020.
Photo : Lt Sheila Tham, officière des affaires publiques
Members of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, India Company navigate through flooded segments of the highway during Operation LENTUS near Burton, New Brunswick, 27 April 2019.
Photo: Corporal Brett White-Finkle, 5th Canadian Division Headquarters, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Des membres de la Compagnie India du 2e Bataillon du Royal Canadian Regiment se promènent sur des tronçons de route inondés au cours de l’opération LENTUS près de Burton, au Nouveau Brunswick, le 27 avril 2019.
Photo : Caporal Brett White-Finkle, Quartier général de la 5e Division du Canada, Halifax, Nouvelle Écosse
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Members of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) WINNIPEG participate in damage control scenarios during Exercise KEEN SWORD as part of Operation PROJECTION-NEON, in the Asia-Pacific region, 3 November 2020.
Photo: Sailor 1st Class Valerie LeClair, MARPAC Imaging Services
Des membres d’équipage du Navire canadien de Sa Majesté (NCSM) WINNIPEG participent à des scénarios de lutte contre les avaries au cours de l’exercice KEEN SWORD, dans le cadre de l’opération PROJECTION-NEON, dans la région de l’Asie-Pacifique, le 3 novembre 2020
Photo : Matelot de 1re classe Valerie LeClair, Services d’imagerie des FMAR(P)
Members of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry conduct a small arms live-fire exercise with members of the Spanish Armed Forces during Operation REASSURANCE on April 13, 2023 at Camp Adazi, Latvia.
Photo: Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Le 13 avril 2023, des membres du Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry exécutent un exercice de tir réel aux armes légères avec des membres des forces armées espagnoles durant l’opération REASSURANCE, au Camp Adazi, en Lettonie.
Photo : Forces armées canadiennes
Officers from Titan and Greater Manchester Police have taken part in raids targeting a £10 million pound money laundering operation.
Police executed warrants at a number of addresses in Cheetham Hill, Salford and Hale Barns, Altrincham, Openshaw, Bolton, Oldham and Sale in the early hours of Tuesday 2 November 2014.
Officers have seized high value cars including Porsches, a Range Rover and a Mercedes, alongside designer handbags and shoes, perfume and a significant amount of cash and laptops.
Seven men and two women aged between 27 and 50 have been arrested on suspicion of international money laundering and remain in police custody for questioning.
This morning’s raids have been part of an eight-month investigation into money laundering by organised crime groups across Europe by officers from Titan, the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit.
Detective Superintendent Jason Hudson, Titan’s head of operations said: "The coordinated arrests come as a result of an extensive and thorough eight month long investigation by my team.
“This investigation into money laundering that has a reach far wider than just Manchester, with criminal operations reaching as far as Paris, and we believe as much as £10 million may have been moved.”
“Along with our colleagues from Greater Manchester Police, HMRC, DWP and also the French Police, we have taken a significant step today in dismantling organised crime groups who are damaging communities with illegal money laundering, and the other crime this funds.
“We have seized a number of high-value cars today, which I hope will show the public that we will and do strip criminals of their assets.
“I send the message to people involved in this type of crime: your actions will eventually catch up with you and we will knock on your door.
"I would urge decent, law-abiding members of the community who have information about criminality where they live to share that information with their local police force or Crimestoppers so that positive action can be taken."
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.
HMCS MONTREAL conducts a replenishment at sea with ITS Vulcano during Operation REASSURANCE, in the Mediterranean Sea on March 15, 2022.
Please credit: Corporal Braden Trudeau Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Le NCSM MONTREAL effectue un ravitaillement en mer avec le navire italien ITS Vulcano au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, dans la Méditerranée, le 15 mars 2022.
Photo : Caporal Braden Trudeau, Forces armées canadiennes
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces depart 8 Wing Trenton onboard the CC-150 Polaris in support of Operation NEO on 25 April, 2023.
Photo by: Corporal Luke Barrie, 8 Wing Trenton, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes quittent la 8e Escadre Trenton à bord d’un avion CC-150 Polaris à l’appui de l’opération d’évacuation de non combattants (NEO), le 25 avril.2023.
Photo : Caporal Luke Barrie, 8e Escadre Trenton, Forces armées canadiennes
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) today, 12 November 2014, held a community event in Piccadilly Gardens following the recent success of Operation Mandera.
The event comes as 13 men received drug dealing sentences during a busy 5 week period in September and October 2014. Between them, these 13 men received 230 months imprisonment and 8 Criminal Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (CRASBO).
The cumulative prison time handed out to drug dealers arrested as part of Operation Mandera in 2014 currently stands at 21 years and 5 months.
As well as speaking to members of the public, officers handed out leaflets filled with information on Operation Mandera and some details about the more prolific offenders who have been sentenced.
The event has been funded by cash and assets seized from criminals – including drug dealers arrested in the gardens – under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA).
Operation Mandera was launched in 2013 following feedback from the community, to tackle anti-social behaviour and crime in Piccadilly Gardens.
The operation consists of enforcement work from GMP’s City Centre Neighbourhood Policing team, carried out alongside initiatives from partners including Manchester City Council's Neighbourhood Delivery, CCTV and Community Safety teams.
This year has been a busy one so far for the team who have made 40 arrests for drug dealing, resulting in 21 sentences. Of the 21 sentenced, 15 have were sent to prison and 9 have received CRASBOs banning them from entering Piccadilly Gardens for 2 years after they are released from prison.
Inspector Phil Spurgeon said: “We know that Piccadilly Gardens presents some long-standing and fairly unique crime and anti-social behaviour challenges but we have been working incredibly hard with our partners over the last 18 months to make the area safer.
“Our work tackling cannabis dealing in Piccadilly Gardens has not always been seen by the public so it was important that we came back to tell them that we listened and took positive action.
“We’re particularly pleased that we have been able to harness the community's support and concerns, to secure long prison sentences and CRASBOs for a large number of drug dealers.
“We know that we have more work to do, but today’s event is about reassuring the community that alongside our partners, we are committed to making Piccadilly Gardens safer.”
Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Jim Battle said: “Operation Mandera sends a clear message to drug pedlars that they will be arrested and prosecuted for plying their evil trade in the city centre.
“It also sends a strong message to the public that Greater Manchester Police will act on their information and concerns and mount successful actions to remove drug dealers from the streets of Manchester.
“Members of the public have seen a difference and I am determined to make sure this successful operation is lasting and that there will be no return for these criminals to Piccadilly Gardens.”
Councillor Bernard Priest, deputy leader of Manchester City Council, said: "Piccadilly Gardens is an area of the city centre enjoyed by families and people who want to make use of our open spaces, and our work with the police demonstrates that we will not tolerate those who have the audacity to try to use the area for drug dealing and other criminal activities.
“Not only have these people been given lengthy custodial sentences, but we have issued orders ensuring they will go straight back to jail if they dare to venture there again.
"We'll be in Piccadilly Gardens to reassure people who want to use this area that we aren't going away, and anyone with information about antisocial or criminal behaviour should contact us or the police."
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.
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces, members of the B Co 3-501 AHB "Beast Assault" (United States) and members of the Romanian Air Force conduct a Crash Test exercise of an injured pilot at the Mihail Kogalniceanu (MK) Air Base in Romania during Exercise MAPLE OAK, as part of Operation REASSURANCE on September 14, 2022.
Please credit: Corporal Eric Chaput, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes, de la compagnie B/3-501 AHB « Beast Assault » des États-Unis et des Forces aériennes de la Roumanie effectuent un essai d’écrasement avec pilote blessé à la base aérienne Mihail Kogalniceanu (MK) pendant l’exercice MAPLE OAK, dans le cadre de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 14 septembre 2022.
Photos : Caporal Éric Chaput, Forces armées canadiennes
Four people have been arrested in raids as part of an operation to crackdown on drug dealing and organised crime in Tameside.
They were arrested when officers from Greater Manchester Police raided nine addresses just after 7am today, Wednesday 4 June 2014.
Officers from Tameside’s neighbourhood policing teams launched the operation, codenamed Operation Suffield, as their response to the growing problem of drugs in the area.
These arrests came after months of investigations by officers from the Tameside division and Serious Crime Division into the distribution of heroin and crack cocaine.
In the raids this morning, four men were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after officers executed warrants across the Hattersley area of Tameside.
More than 70 officers were involved in the raids and included officers from the neighbourhood policing teams, Serious Crime Division, tactical aid units and dog handlers.
Extra officers from Tameside’s Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be patrolling the area for today and the next few days to provide a visible presence and reassurance to the community.
Detective Inspector John Charlton for Tameside Division, said: “Today shows that the desire to rid our communities of the blight of drugs is continuous and we will go back and keep tackling the issue in the same area as many times as necessary until the problem is dealt with.
“This operation has taken months of intricate planning and dedication by a large team of officers from across the Force and the National Crime Agency.
“Communities have told us that they want drugs and drug dealing tackled across the borough and I hope that today’s action highlights how seriously we take these crimes.
“It also sends a message out that we will not let people profit from spreading their misery in our neighbourhoods and we will continue to use all the powers and resources available to put people before the courts.”
If you have information on anyone who may be committing crime in your area, please call police on 101 or 0161 872 5050 or for more information visit gmp.police.uk.
People with any concerns can contact your Neighbourhood Policing Team directly about any issues related to crime or anti-social behaviour on:
Tameside Neighbourhood Policing Team on 0161 856 9350.
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.
Leading Seaman Frederick Champagne onboard HMCS FREDERICTON operates a Naval Remote Weapon System while on a Fast Attack Craft response simulation during Operation REASSURANCE, June 5, 2020.
Please credit: Cpl Simon Arcand, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
À bord du NCSM FREDERICTON, le matelot de 1re classe Frederick Champagne fait utilise le Système de postes de tir navals télécommandés lors d’un exercice d’attaque par embarcation d’attaque rapide au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 5 juin 2020.
Photo : Cpl Simon Arcand, Forces armées canadiennes
Flags fly near Juno Beach in France during a training flight as part of Operation REASSURANCE,
25 October 2021.
Please credit: Cpl Laura Landry, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Drapeaux flottants près des plages de Juno, en France, lors d'un vol d'entrainement, dans le cadre de l'opération REASSURANCE, le 25 octobre 2021.
Photo : Cpl Laura Landry, Forces armées canadiennes
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Canadian Armed Forces members deliver Tactical Combat Casualty Care training to Armed Forces of Ukraine medics in a Battlefield Medical Training Simulation Facility in central Poland as a part of Operation UNIFIER on April 18, 2023.
Photo: Master Sailor Valerie LeClair, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes donnent de la formation sur le secourisme en situation de combat aux techniciens médicaux des forces armées ukrainiennes dans un centre de formation médicale simulant le champ de bataille, dans le centre de la Pologne, au cours de l’opération UNIFIER, le 18 avril 2023.
Photo : Matelot chef Valerie LeClair, Forces armées canadiennes
His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Regina prepares to conduct a Replenishment At Sea with Naval Replenishment Unit Asterix during Operation LATITUDE on 4 September, 2025.
Please credit: S3 Owen Davis, Canadian Armed Forces
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship WINNIPEG conducts surveillance operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of Operation CARIBBE on June 21, 2015.
Photo: OP Caribbe, DND
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Le Navire canadien de Sa Majesté WINNIPEG mène des opérations de surveillance dans l’Est de l’océan Pacifique à l’appui de l’opération CARIBBE, le 21 juin 2015.
Photo : Opération Caribbe, MDN
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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."
Police in Bolton have today arrested 15 people in connection with drug dealing in the borough.
This morning’s warrants, which targeted those suspected of selling Class A drugs in the town centre at night time, follow months of intelligence gathering and planning by police in Bolton.
More than 20 raids were carried out in the early hours of Thursday 10 September 2015, in areas across Bolton including Halliwell, Breightmet and Stoneclough, organised by officers from Bolton’s Operation Challenger team, which is a specialist team targeting those involved in organised criminal activity.
More than 200 officers from various units across GMP were involved in the raids, in which 13 men have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs. A man and a woman were also arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis. Another man was arrested on suspicion of obstructing a police officer.
They have been taken into police custody and will be questioned by detectives later today.
Quantities of cannabis and cocaine were recovered from several addresses and a firearm was seized from a property in Halliwell.
Superintendent Andrea Jones from GMP’s Bolton division said: “This morning’s arrests are the result of the community standing shoulder to shoulder with the police to take a strong stance against those involved in drug related activity in Bolton.
“The warrants carried out today are just the first phase of this operation, which will now see us working with local partner agencies including housing, licensing, revenue and customs and other departments to see if people are in breach of local authority housing agreements, benefit fraud, business licenses etc.
“The work of organised crime groups is constantly changing in their attempt to stay ahead of the police, and Operation Challenger sees GMP working together with other agencies to tackle serious and organised crime, so that all aspect of criminals’ lives are targeted, making it much harder for organised crime groups to operate.
“We cannot do this alone though and we need the public’s support to continue to provide us with information about illegal activity in their neighbourhood. I would like to thank our communities across Bolton for their support so far and assure people that this is not just a one off in tackling those blighting our night time economy in the town centre and surrounding areas.”
Programme Challenger was launched in Greater Manchester in 2012 and has become internationally recognised as a good model of effective organised crime policing. The operation has now been launched in Bolton and through collaboration with partner agencies and the general public, Challenger uses various intelligence-led methods to disrupt and dismantle organised crime groups across Bolton and Greater Manchester.
Anyone with information that they wish to pass to the Operation Challenger team in Bolton is asked to contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously with information on 0800 555 111.
Spc. Dylan Messina from Albany, N.Y., assigned to the New York Army National Guard, plays with Dakota, a Labrador retriever service dog provided by Puppies Behind Bars, in New York City, April 21, 2020. Puppies Behind Bars is a nonprofit organization that trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders, as well as explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Sean Madden)
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 ships, TCG TURGUTREIS and USS VICKSBURG perform maneuvers with Her Majesty's Canadian Ship FREDERICTON as part of Operation REASSURANCE on January 17, 2015.
Photo: Maritime Task Force - OP Reassurance, DND
Le TCG TURGUTREIS et l’USS VICKSBURG, les navires du 2e Groupe de la Force navale permanente de l’OTAN exécutent des manœuvres avec le Navire canadien de Sa Majesté FREDERICTON, le 17 janvier 2015, dans le cadre de l’opération Reassurance.
Photo : Force opérationnelle maritime – Op Reassurance, MDN
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Four people have been arrested in raids as part of an operation to crackdown on drug dealing and organised crime in Tameside.
They were arrested when officers from Greater Manchester Police raided nine addresses just after 7am today, Wednesday 4 June 2014.
Officers from Tameside’s neighbourhood policing teams launched the operation, codenamed Operation Suffield, as their response to the growing problem of drugs in the area.
These arrests came after months of investigations by officers from the Tameside division and Serious Crime Division into the distribution of heroin and crack cocaine.
In the raids this morning, four men were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after officers executed warrants across the Hattersley area of Tameside.
More than 70 officers were involved in the raids and included officers from the neighbourhood policing teams, Serious Crime Division, tactical aid units and dog handlers.
Extra officers from Tameside’s Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be patrolling the area for today and the next few days to provide a visible presence and reassurance to the community.
Detective Inspector John Charlton for Tameside Division, said: “Today shows that the desire to rid our communities of the blight of drugs is continuous and we will go back and keep tackling the issue in the same area as many times as necessary until the problem is dealt with.
“This operation has taken months of intricate planning and dedication by a large team of officers from across the Force and the National Crime Agency.
“Communities have told us that they want drugs and drug dealing tackled across the borough and I hope that today’s action highlights how seriously we take these crimes.
“It also sends a message out that we will not let people profit from spreading their misery in our neighbourhoods and we will continue to use all the powers and resources available to put people before the courts.”
If you have information on anyone who may be committing crime in your area, please call police on 101 or 0161 872 5050 or for more information visit gmp.police.uk.
People with any concerns can contact your Neighbourhood Policing Team directly about any issues related to crime or anti-social behaviour on:
Tameside Neighbourhood Policing Team on 0161 856 9350.
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.
The Arctic Response Company Group Command Team visits Cambridge Bay Elementary School, during Operation NANOOK-NUNAKPUT 22 in Cambridge Bay Nunavut on August 26, 2022.
Photo: Bdr Julia Currie, Joint Task Force North
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L’équipe de commandement du Groupe compagnie d’intervention dans l’Arctique visite l’école primaire de Cambridge Bay au cours de l’opération NANOOK-NUNAKPUT 22, à Cambridge Bay, au Nunavut, le 26 août 2022.
Photo : Bdr Julia Currie, Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord)
Commander Norman Gautreau, Commanding Officer of HMCS VILLE DE QUÉBEC conducts a Rules of Engagement brief with members of the Naval Boarding Party during training while enroute to the arctic for OPERATION NANOOK 20 on August 7, 2020.
Photo: MCpl Manuela Berger, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Le capitaine de frégate Norman Gautreau, commandant du NCSM VILLE DE QUÉBEC, donne un briefing sur les règles d’engagement aux membres de l’équipe d’arraisonnement des navires lors d’un entraînement, alors que le navire est en route vers l’Arctique en vue de participer à l’OPÉRATION NANOOK 20, le 7 août 2020.
Photo : Cplc Manuela Berger, Forces armées canadiennes
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Twenty people have been arrested following the latest phase of an operation to tackle the sale of stolen metal in Greater Manchester.
Earlier today, Wednesday 22 May 2013, Greater Manchester Police and British Transport Police executed a number of warrants at scrap metal dealers across the area as part of an intelligence-led Operation Alloy day of action.
Raids were executed at scrapyards in Rochdale, Bury, north Manchester, Oldham, Bolton and Salford.
The initiative also saw officers search the home addresses of those arrested as well as a number of partner agencies assist in the search of recycling yards and the recovery of potentially stolen metal.
Superintendent Craig Thompson, who leads Greater Manchester Police's Operation Alloy team, said: "Since Operation Alloy was launched more than two years ago, we have made huge inroads into tackling metal theft.
"However, despite a sharp drop in incidents of metal theft, we know there is still a culture that exists among thieves who believe they can off-load stolen metal onto scrapyards.
"Any scrapyard dealer who knowingly accepts stolen goods or pays cash for metal is propagating this cycle of criminality, creating a market for thieves for prosper, and that is exactly why we have taken this action today. If a burglar knows he can sell stolen metal to a rogue dealer, it will entice them into committing offences that can cause real hardship to businesses and victims.
"For example, if a pensioner has her boiler stolen in winter they will be unable to heat their home which could put their life in danger. We also know of businesses that have been forced to shell out hundreds of thousands of pounds to pay for repairs as a direct result of metal thieves. The knock-on effect of that is to put people's jobs on the line as businesses struggle to fund those repairs, so the human cost of what these rogue dealers are doing should not be underestimated.
"It is important to stress that of the 70 scrapyards across Greater Manchester, the vast majority have worked hand-in-hand with police and are fully compliant with all the legislation. They have helped us to create a hostile environment that has made it very difficult for thieves to off-load stolen metal.
"What today is all about is targeting those rogue dealers who are suspected of lining their own pockets and making huge swathes of cash by knowingly selling stolen metal. In terms of officer numbers and the sheer scale of the investigation, this is the biggest operation ourselves and British Transport Police have run which shows our determination to tackling metal theft."
When Operation Alloy was originally launched in August 2011 the region was recording up to 900 incidents of metal theft per month, a number which has now been reduced to about 200 per month.
T/Chief Superintendent Pete Mason, BTP's North West Area Commander, said: "Today's warrants are the culmination of a year-long joint investigation into the trade in stolen metal across Greater Manchester.
"Metal theft is a serious issue which has a major impact on the lives of those living and working in Greater Manchester.
"Whether thieves target railway cable, power lines, electrical substations or lead from homes or business, the impact felt by communities is marked and causes not only disruption but also financial loss and potential risk of harm.
"Thankfully, during the past 12 months, there have been significant reductions in the number of thefts recorded - due, in part, to legislative change which has gone hand in hand with enforcement activity under Operation Alloy."
T/Chief Supt Mason added: "Unfortunately, despite this recent success, the issue has not gone away and some scrap metal recyclers are keeping the market for stolen metal alive by continuing to flout the law and purchase metal with a 'no questions asked' attitude.
"This has to stop and GMP and BTP, together with partner agencies across the region, will continue to work together to take action against both thieves and unscrupulous scrap metal dealers."
Steve Cox, future network manager for Electricity North West, the company which owns and maintains the regional power network, said: "We have been working closely with Greater Manchester Police and British Transport Police and today's successful day of action highlights our commitment to crack down on this very serious crime.
"Metal theft not only affects us, your network operator, but also communities and residents, who could be left without power in their homes.
"These thieves, who are breaking into our substations or stealing from our overhead lines, are putting themselves and others in great danger and it causes thousands of pounds worth of damage.
"We are investing a lot of money and resources into putting a stop to metal theft in our region once and for all, but we would still urge people to get in touch if they hear or see anything suspicious."
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.