Almost 190 anti-Semitic hate incidents on Jewish people in Greater Manchester have been reported since the Hamas attack on Israel, according to a charity.
18.10.2023 - 15:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A cannabis farm thought to be worth over £1 MILLION was uncovered by police in Oldham on Wednesday morning (October 18) with two suspects in custody.
Officers busted a property on Collett Street, in Derker, where the discovery of hundreds of cannabis plants was made. The value of the farm is thought to be over £1million. Two men aged in their 30s were arrested on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis and are in custody to be questioned.
Greater Manchester Police said recent raids across the Oldham borough brings the total street value of cannabis farms seized by the Oldham team in the past four weeks to over £4 million.
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Chief Superintendent Phil Hutchinson from GMP’s Oldham District, said: “Our work in the past month alone is testament to how well our officers are doing at rooting out this issue.
“This is not a victimless crime – there is a web of organised criminality behind these recent seizures. Thanks to the community we were able to conduct this warrant today, which led to a huge discovery."
Neighbourhood Sergeant Lucy Leicester added: “We will continue to act on your intelligence and the information members of the public share with us is vital in our teams taking actions such as this.
“Would you know if a property was being used to cultivate drugs? A powerful distinctive sweet, sickly aroma; frequent visitors throughout the day and night; blacked out windows; chinks of bright light throughout the night; birds gathering on the roof, particularly in cold weather; noise from fans; large amounts of rubbish including compost bags; electricity metre being tampered with.
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Almost 190 anti-Semitic hate incidents on Jewish people in Greater Manchester have been reported since the Hamas attack on Israel, according to a charity.
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