Man arrested as drugs uncovered
Reporter: Beatriz Ayala
Date published: 12 July 2011
A MAN is arested at the scene this morning.
HUNDREDS of thousands of pounds worth of cannabis resin has been discovered by police at a Shaw industrial estate.
At about 1.55am today, an officer on patrol discovered hundreds of nine-ounce bars of cannabis - worth hundreds of thousands of pounds - at a garage on the Trent Mill Industrial Estate on Duchess Street.
The drugs have been recovered for forensic analysis and one man was arrested at the scene this morning.
Police are appealing to anyone who has information to come forward.
Chief Supt Tim Forber said: “The drugs we recovered will need to be analysed carefully by our specialist forensic officers before we can put a definitive value on it, but clearly the sheer amount we recovered means it would yield hundreds of thousands of pounds on the streets.
“This is a fantastic result for the people of Oldham as we have effectively disrupted the supply of a large quantity of drugs into our communities.
“This builds on some very recent successes we have had in both recovering drugs and putting those involved in drug-dealing — whether it be couriers or the people at the top of the tree— behind bars.”
Anyone with information is asked to call police in Oldham on 0161-872 5050 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800-555 111.
