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F off with that camera p : How county lines drugs gang suspect got a rude awakening in dawn raids
Four people were arrested in Manchester and Humberside on Friday
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The suspect is put in the back of the police van (Image: GMP)
As he s led down the drive by two police officers, hands cuffed behind his back, it s fair to say he s probably had better mornings. F off with that camera p , he barks at the photographer as he s put in the back of the van.
It s just before 6am on Friday and this is one of five dawn raids police are carrying out in Manchester and Humberside aimed at bringing down a county lines drug dealing gang.
Failsworth, Newton Heath and city raids see four arrested following modern slavery investigation Date published: 05 March 2021
Images courtesy of Greater Manchester Police
Police from Tameside investigating modern slavery and drugs trafficking between Tameside and Humberside have arrested three men and a woman this morning (Friday).
Warrants were executed at addresses in Failsworth, Newton Heath and the Northern Quarter area as part of an operation dedicated to disrupting a drugs line between Tameside and Hull that involves the criminal exploitation of vulnerable children.
Officers seized a large quantity of class A drugs, a .22 calibre rifle and ammunition for a handgun, during the raids.
Manchester teens are being forced to travel 100 miles to Hull to sell drugs - police are fighting back These young people are victims, forced through exploitation or intimidation into desperate situations
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Vulnerable teenagers from Tameside are being sent to Hull to transport drugs into the community - but officers are fighting back.
West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson has spoken about a new campaign to help people recognise signs of child exploitation WEST Yorkshire Police have launched a new campaign to educate parents about the signs of Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and to encourage people to come forward. CCE involves a number of types of crimes which can include drugs, County Lines, the carrying of weapons, money muling and serious acquisitive crime. Stats from November 2020 showed there were a total a 436 victims of CCE recorded in West Yorkshire. Most of these victims were male and aged between 13 and 18 years old.