It's been a mixed bag at Manchester today - with some people reporting 'absolutely disgraceful' security queues, and others 'sailing through'. One woman said the queue she experienced at security was 'genuinely ridiculous'.
22.04.2022 - 14:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A Manchester man was arrested after a 'significant quantity' of cocaine was seized when police stopped an Audi on the M6. The 36-year-old driver is being questioned on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
It comes after motorway cops and officers from North West Regional Organised Crime Unit stopped the Audi on the M6 northbound near Knutsford in Cheshire at around noon on Thursday. During a search of the police discovered the cocaine.
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Insp Anton Sullivan, of the Roads and Crime Unit, said: "This is a great partnership result between ourselves and the NWROCU. We are delighted to have seized a significant quantity of illegal drugs that would have been destined for the streets of Cheshire and the wider region.
"The corrosive effect of illegal drugs on communities cannot be understated. Behind every single drug deal there is vulnerability and misery, and we are fully committed to tackling the problem and targeting those involved."
It's been a mixed bag at Manchester today - with some people reporting 'absolutely disgraceful' security queues, and others 'sailing through'. One woman said the queue she experienced at security was 'genuinely ridiculous'.
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