Three men have been arrested after police stormed homes in south Manchester amid fears they were being used for cuckooing. The suspects, aged 20, 23, and 27, were detained following raids carried out by GMP's organised crime team in Fallowfield and Hulme in the early hours of Thursday (16 March).
They were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs, money laundering and participating in the activities of an organised crime group following the busts at Duffield Court and Brennan Close. READ MORE: Man's sickening £100,000 scam led to eight people being made redundant Drugs and approximately £12,000 in cash was seized by officers from Operation Challenger's City of Manchester South organised crime team - supported by the Tactical Aid Unit.
The raid formed part of their investigation into a suspected county lines criminal network and came following fears that properties may have been being used for cuckooing.
The term refers to when organised crime groups exploit vulnerable people who may be disabled or addicted to class A drugs. They do this by moving into their home to use it as a drugs den, often banishing them into one room and left too scared to come out.
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