Officers turn the heat up on criminality – finding drugs and cash stashed in oven

Officers in Salford arrested a man this morning (9 February) after finding a quantity of drugs and cash stashed behind an oven’s extractor fan.

Acting on intelligence, officers from GMP’s Challenger team executed the morning warrant at an address in Fereday Street, Worsley.

During the subsequent search of the address, officers discovered a number of snap bags containing suspected class A drugs, along with nearly £5,000 in cash – all stored behind the extractor fan of an oven. In addition, digital scales were discovered in a microwave.

One man, aged 37, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, possession with intent to supply class A drugs, and being concerned in the supply of class B drugs.

Additionally, he was arrested on suspicion of modern-day slavery offences, possession of amphetamines, and possession of cannabis. He remains in custody for questioning.

PC Anthony McClearn, from GMP’s Op Challenger team, said: “This was a great result for our team and I am happy with our finds from this morning. We are determined to crack down on crime in Salford and we will utilise all of the appropriate resources to ensure we are doing what we can to achieve that.

“We work across Salford and the surrounding areas to crack down on criminality which sees drugs put into our community, and we are determined to punish those responsible. What a lot of people don’t see if the range of issues that can arise from drug dealing: addiction, violence, health risks. It is essential that we do what we can to prevent that.”