Stash of guns and bullets seized by police investigating organised crime gangs
direct to your inboxA huge stash of ammunition and five guns - including an assault rifle - have been seized by officers investigating organised crime gangs.The haul was recovered by detectives from Operation Owando investigating the importation of imitation and deactivated weapons which are then being turned into lethal weapons.What is believed to be a deactivated assault rifle and ammunition were recovered from an address in Newton Heath on Tuesday.Acting on intelligence officers from GMP's Serious and Organised Crime Group then carried out a linked raid on a property in Audenshaw and found four guns, component parts, silencers, and ammunition.Two men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences.In a statement