Imitation firearm recovered and two arrested in early morning warrant in Fallowfield

At around 7.45am yesterday morning (Friday 23 June 2023) neighbourhood officers from South Manchester executed a warrant at an address on Cawdor Road, Fallowfield.

Intelligence suggested that the occupants of the address were cultivating cannabis within the property.

Officers struck and detained two males before searches took place. A cannabis farm was not found on this occasion, but a firearm, ammunition and Class A drugs were located.

The two males, one aged 30 and another aged 32 were arrested on suspicion of possession of Class A drugs and possession of a firearm and taken to custody for questioning.

Neighbourhood Inspector for Withington, Burnage, Fallowfield & Levenshulme, Victoria Holdsworth, said: “This job came off the back of intelligence we received, my officers made sure they acted quickly to carry out the warrant and apprehend the occupants that were in the address at the time of the strike.

“Albeit it we did not discover a cannabis farm as we were expecting, our search of the property saw officers discover a firearm, ammunition, and Class A drugs which we have now successfully taken off the streets.

“After further examination by specialist officers, it has been revealed that the firearm that we recovered is in fact an imitation.

“Some of our neighbourhood priorities include drug dealing and disrupting organised crime, and with our find yesterday morning, we believe that has gone some way to achieving some of our main objectives in the area.”

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