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Raids target heroin and crack cocaine supply

Richard Steadin Salford
BBC Photograph of a man being scanned for weapons by two police officers. the image shows the suspect before he is bundled into the back of a police van.BBC
Six men were arrested in early morning raids

Six men have been arrested in drugs raids which aimed to target the supply of heroin and crack cocaine in Salford.

About 50 police officers were involved in the operation, which took place at five addresses in the Pendlebury and Clifton areas of the city at 0530 BST.

Officers seized drugs which are believed to be cocaine and heroin, cash and two high-value mountain bikes, which are suspected to have been stolen.

Ch Insp Lee Gridley said the raids were the "result of months of evidence gathering" by Swinton's neighbourhood teams to "take action against people who prey on the vulnerable".

He added: "Hopefully this operation will disrupt the supply of Class A drugs across Salford and all we can do is ask communities to give us the information we need and we will act robustly."

Photograph of Chief Inspector Lee Grindley from Greater Manchester Police. The image shows him in his police uniform, in front of a Tactical Aid Unit van.
Chief Inspector Lee Gridley urges people to give information to police

Police rammed the front doors off their hinges before entering the houses and flats to search the properties and make arrests.

Four of the addresses were on Hopwood Street, Pendlebury and the fifth was a flat on Castleway in the Clifton area.

Photograph of the aftermath of drugs raids on Hopwood Street in Pendlebury. the image shows police officers and a door which has been removed from its hinges.
Part of the operation was on Hopwood Street in Pendlebury

Those arrested in the raids are being questioned over a range of suspected offences.

They include possession of Class A drugs, possession with intent to supply, possession of an offensive weapon, burglary and failure to appear at court.

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