Four men charged after suspected weapons seized during organised crime investigation

hereWeapons including a hammer and a knife were seized by police, as well as two cars.Blackfriars Road remained closed off yesterday afternoon, as did neighbouring King Street and Garden Lane.Searches were carried out around a building site where a new apartment block is being constructed.Residents reported seeing armed police on Friday night.Footage obtained by the Manchester Evening News shows the incident unfold in the street.One person appears to lunge at another person twice and strike out

Yesterday (Thursday 11th February), Danny Parmar, 40, of Ashbourne Avenue, Bolton, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to supply class A controlled drugs, conspiracy to supply class B drugs and conspiracy to sell / transfer a pistol to being a prohibited weapon.He has been remanded in custody until his next court appearance.As part of the same investigation two other men were charged last month with firearms and other offences after being arrested at Manchester Airport.The pair were held on

convicted of manslaughter after the death of 17-year-old Mohamoud Mohamed in Moss Side.

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direct to your inboxPolice are investigating after the death of a man in Trafford today.Emergency services were called to an address on Barwell Road, Sale, at just after 10am.It followed calls from people concerned for his welfare.Greater Manchester Police confirmed the man, who has not been identified, died despite the best efforts of paramedics at the scene.His death is not being treated as suspicious, the force said.GMP confirmed enquiries were ongoing, however, to establish the full

direct to your inboxThey are becoming the foundation for many criminal enterprises - children.Their exploitation is a key way in which profits are made from supplying drugs and even moving firearms.Gangsters groom them with 'love'', attention, blackmail, cash, or a new pair of trainers.Once in their grip they are sent from Greater Manchester to rural towns up and down the UK to sell weed, heroin, crack, and cocaine.In inner-city Manchester, children as young as 15 have been armed with guns by

direct to your inbox Two loaded guns were found in a property in Ancoats during a police raid. Officers raided a property on Naval Street at around 7am this morning (Tuesday).They seized two loaded guns and ammunition.A man - aged 33 - has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a prohibited weapon.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereHe remains in custody.

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direct to your inboxTwo more people have been charged after police seized what they believe to be a number of guns and grenades during a series of raids in Stretford.Sarah Tervet, 41, and Gareth Curtis, 34, both of Milton Close in Stretford, have been charged with possession of a firearm.They appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Monday morning.They were remanded in custody and will appear at Minshull Street Crown Court on March 1.Four others, all from Stretford, have

direct to your inboxResidents at a block of flats have spoken of the moment they were evacuated from their homes as part of a major investigation into organised crime - which has seen suspected guns and grenades seized and a man pinned down in the street by armed cops.Police, backed by bomb disposal officers, swooped on Milton Close in Stretford on Friday night (January 29).

ASDA car park. The boy remains in hospital after being brutally knifed several times last night.

direct to your inboxA man has been charged after an alleged shooting in Longsight. Peter Gallagher, aged 43, of Langport Avenue, Longsight, has been charged with two counts of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear, one count of driving whilst disqualified, one count of driving without insurance and two counts of malicious communications.He has been remanded in custody before an appearance at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court today (Friday 29 January 2021).

direct to your inboxA man has been charged after what police have called 'a possible firearms discharge' was reported in Newton Heath.Paul Ryan, 41, of Ashton Road East, Failsworth, has been charged with possession of a shortened shotgun (Contrary to sections 1(1)(a) and 4(4) and to schedule 6 of the Firearms Act 1968).He has been remanded in custody and will appear today (Friday 29 January) at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.In a statement Greater Manchester Police said: "At around 1.45pm on

straight to your inbox every day for free The race for the Premier League title has taken another twist, and not in a way that Manchester United will like, but Man City will love.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThere was a sincere message from Edinson Cavani to Manchester United supporters that appeared on the club's social media channels last week. Subtitles were required, for Cavani delivered it in Spanish.Cavani, 34 next month, only arrived in Manchester on October 5 and has not had the benefit of language lessons in-person due to the pandemic.