Two men arrested on suspicion of having drugs and weapons in Old Trafford

Two men were arrested in Old Trafford last night (Tuesday 6 June 2023) on suspicion of possession of drugs and weapons.

Both men aged 19 and 23 were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs and possession of an offensive weapon.

The 19-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a private place.

As well as the two arrests, Police officers conducted four adult stop searches, three weapons seizures, two partnership referrals and one weapons sweep.

A male on an electric bike was also detained following a short foot chase. The bike was seized and he was reported for driving offences.

Patrols continued during the evening in the Quadrant area around King’s Road, Firswood.

Plain clothes officers witnessed a drugs exchange between a group of individuals and people in a vehicle.Officers converged on the vehicle and the occupants tried to make off but were detained by officers.

Located within the vehicle were numerous snap bags of cannabis worth around £500, 10 snap bags of cocaine and £600 in cash.

Also located in the driver side door was a large metal spanner.After searching the home address of the 19-year-old, officers located two flick knives and one replica BB gun, which was hidden in the bedroom.

On a further search more class A drugs, suspected to be cocaine, were found in his bedroom. The drugs and weapons have been seized.

Sergeant Mohammed Waqas, of GMP’s Operation Venture team, said: “Officers were initially deployed to the Trafford district in relation to the recent murder of Salah Adam.

“An incident such as this will cause disruption in the community, so having extra officers in place to carry out highly visible patrols will hopefully provide reassurance to members of the community.

“A mixture of high visibility and plain clothes tactics were utilised in and around key locations.

“We’ve successfully seized and removed several weapons and a large quantity of drugs from the streets using our stop and search powers.

“This was a successful night of intelligence-led proactive police work to reassure our communities.”