Seven people have been arrested in connection with a national coordinated plan to cause disruption, damage and theft at retail premises.
It is believed the group part of the Take Back Power Action Group had been training for non‑violent direct‑action in Salford as part of a coordinated mass shoplifting campaign, intending to steal goods from high‑value stores and major supermarkets across the country and redistribute them elsewhere.
Working in collaboration with colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Service, officers arrested one male and six females in Salford this afternoon on suspicion of conspiracy to steal. They all remain in police custody for questioning.
