Four arrested, £20,000 seized in police swoop

DAWN raids to tackle the supply of drugs and firearms in Oldham resulted in four people being arrested and more than £20,000 in cash seized.

Police swooped on Tuesday in Werneth, targeting suspected members of organised gangs.

In Olive Crescent, a 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to import heroin. He remains in custody. A search of the house revealed around £13,000 had been hidden.

Another three men were arrested on suspicion of money laundering, and a car was seized.

Police also raided a house in nearby Suffolk Street where evidence of suspected benefit fraud was discovered.

Oldham police chief Chief Supt Catherine Hankinson said: “Since Operation Caminada was launched, we have recovered millions of pounds worth of drugs and cash and dismantled some very determined criminal networks.”