Eight arrested as part of huge crackdown into suspected Manchester OCG

In January 2024 specialist detectives from our Serious Organised Crime Group launched a covert investigation into a suspected Manchester based Organised Crime Group (OCG) which is believed to be involved in the large scale supply of class A drugs across the country.

In July this year, police executed several warrants and arrested eleven people. Each of them were bailed as we continued to pick through information and progress our investigation, but downloads of their phones and recoveries of cash, drugs, and debtor lists provided crucial evidence which contributed to today’s warrants.

This morning (Thursday 28 November) we executed several simultaneous strikes, and we currently have eight people between the ages of 25 and 38 in custody awaiting questioning.

Following an extensive search of the addresses today, despite efforts to hide items in cupboards and even a washing machine, police recovered cannabis, cocaine and mobile phones. 

Detective Sergeant Rich McCorry from our Serious Organised Crime Group said: “Today's warrants are another huge step forwards in our ongoing crackdown against drugs in Greater Manchester and we’ve got dedicated teams of officers across the force who have made significant strides in tackling organised crime and reducing the harm it inflicts.

“Through targeted and proactive operations such as this, we continue to pursue organised criminals who dominate and intimidate communities through their illicit activities, and we remain committed to relentlessly targeting and dismantling these groups.”