Illicit prescription medication was seized
A property suspected of being used as a 'drugs den' was raided and shut down with seven arrests made, police have revealed.
Greater Manchester Police said the property was suspected of being used as a base by criminals to supply drugs.During the raid two men, aged 52 and 33, were arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs. A further three men - aged 43, 25 and 21 - were held on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs, together with a 17-year-old male.
The raid came as part of Operation Vulcan, launched to tackle organised crime in the Cheetham Hill and Strangeways areas and counterfeiting. "The illegal supply of illicit prescription medication is also a key problem in the area and we are intent on tackling it. Misuse of prescription drugs can lead to fatal consequences and there have already been several cases where people have become seriously ill as a result of acquiring them illegally.
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