Police have charged a Partington man with possession of a gun and drugs offences

Police recovered two firearms in Partington as part of Operation AVRO on Tuesday 15 August 2023.

Neil Rainey aged 31 of Derbyshire Road, Partington, was charged with possession of a firearm, two counts of possession of ammunition and possession with intent to supply class A drugs. 

The property owned by Your Housing Group was boarded up after the council got a possession order from the courts, this will last for three months.

Rainey has been remanded in court for trial. During Operation AVRO, officers executed a warrant in Partington and recovered two viable, loaded firearms with ammunition hidden in a safe.

Operation AVRO is a force wide initiative that delivers extra resources and specialist officers to a different district within Greater Manchester each month.The district of Trafford saw a significant number of warrants and arrests take place during the day of high-visibility policing.

Chief Superintendent Colette Rose, GMP’s Commander for Trafford, said: “Thanks to our exceptional officers, we have seized two viable firearms from the streets of Manchester.“Our fight against knives and firearms in Greater Manchester will continue day in and day out.”