Cocaine, cannabis and £20k in 'dirty cash' seized during latest EncroChat raids
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPolice investigating a drugs gang have seized cannabis, cocaine and £20,000 during a series of raids. Tactical Aid Unit cops smashed down doors at homes and 'stash houses' across Rochdale and Lancashire this morning.
Eight suspected gang members were arrested and are being questioned over what police have described as a 'large-scale drugs conspiracy'.
They remain in police custody tonight. It follows a series of strikes led by the Serious Organised Crime Group of Greater Manchester Police which executed eleven warrants at addresses across Rochdale and Lancashire. READ MORE: First picture of 'superhero' dad who died in house fire trying to save four-year-old son As well as raiding homes, several warrants were executed at premises suspected to be 'stash houses' for the gang.
A search of these uncovered several mobile phones, quantities of cocaine, and cannabis plants, according to GMP. An estimated £20,000 in suspected 'dirty cash' was also seized.
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