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Failsworth, Newton Heath and city raids see four arrested following modern slavery investigation Date published: 05 March 2021
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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.