The 20 year-old man and 21 year old woman were arrested after Officers from Rochdale’s Challenger organised crime team recovered 100 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin and a knife in an early morning raid a property on Tower Street.
The activity is part of an operation into the supply of class A drugs.
It is suspected of being run by an organised crime group who were operating under a county lines model. This is a term used to advertise the sale of illegal drugs via a mobile phone, the drugs are then moved by dealers from one street to another as well as to other places across the country.
Detective Inspector Stuart Round said: “This morning’s arrest is believed to be linked to an organised crime group we suspect is part of a county lines criminal network that has been supplying class A drugs across Greater Manchester.
“We also suspect the criminal network to have been cuckooing people who are vulnerable by forcing their way into the homes to use it as a place to store and deal drugs.
“We’re continuing to be relentless in our pursuit of serious and organised crime and I want to take this opportunity to encourage the public to continue reporting drug activity so we can keep taking action.”
