A nineteen year old man has been arrested on suspicion of offences related to the supply of class B drugs in Oldham
Police found converted firearm was recovered, alongside items believed to be used to manufacture and distribute class B drugs.
The gun is a Turkish-manufactured Top Venting Blank Firers (TVBF), which is subject to a current national amnesty where owners must surrender them to police stations before the end of February.
The discovery followed an early morning raid Harvey Street in Oldham as police forced entry into a residential address.
Evidence collected at this property led officers to a search second address on Oldham Road in Failsworth and further items believed to be used to manufacture and distribute class B drugs were seized.
Detective Sergeant John Schofield, within GMP’s County Lines team, said: “Today’s activity demonstrates how we are continuing to disrupt and dismantle drug lines running in and out of Greater Manchester.
“We know these criminal networks exploit and abuse vulnerable people for their criminal gains and when digital forms of distribution are used, such as social media, they’re widening their access to vulnerable people. Our focus is protecting those at risk and pursuing the criminals responsible.
“There is a high level of harm and violence associated with county lines used to ensure the compliance of the vulnerable people they groom and exploit to do the day-to-day drug supply activity.
“The firearm we recovered is an indication of the risk this activity poses to the victims within the network, as well as the wider community.”
