Police seized drugs and a safe containing £2,500 in cash after arresting a suspected dealer aged 17 in a park. The teen was said to have fled but was stopped following a chase.
The drama happened in Crowcroft Park in Levenshulme at around 11am yesterday (Wednesday) when plain-clothes cops from GMP's Operation Venture team saw someone 'acting suspiciously'.
The squad of cops was launched in 2022 to tackle serious and violent crime in hotspots all across Greater Manchester. When the suspect ran off, officers gave chase and stopped him on Gatling Avenue in nearby Longsight.
A boy, 17, was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, money laundering and assaulting an emergency worker.