Five arrested in drugs raids across Greater Manchester
Four men and a woman are being questioned
Five people have veen arrested across Greater Manchester as part of a series of raids to tackle drug dealing across the region.
Officers executed eight warrants at appoximately 6:30am this morning (March 22) in Manchester, Rochdale and Oldham.
Four men and one woman remain in custody for questioning.
They are being questioned on suspicion of a range of offences, including conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, money laundering and conspiracy to supply firearms.
Police have seized 1kg of cocaine as well as £35,000 in cash.
Detective Inspector James Coles, from GMP, said: "This morning's action is a great result in our efforts to clamp down and tackle organised crime across Greater Manchester and highlights the effectiveness of collaboration and sharing intelligence, with internal and external teams and agencies.
"We now have five people in custody for questioning and have been able to remove a significant amount of cocaine and cash from our streets, and away from the hands of organised criminals.
"Our investigation very much remains ongoing and we will continue in our pledge to tackle this type of offending.
"These investigations do, on part, rely on intelligence we receive from the public so I would encourage anyone who may have any information into criminality in your area to get in touch with police."