Detectives had received a report that a vulnerable person was being cuckooed and drugs were being sold from their address
Thousands of pounds worth of drugs were seized(Image: GMP)
A man has been arrested with drugs seized after reports of a cuckooing incident at a home in south Manchester. Greater Manchester Police are investigating after the property was raided on Royalthorn Avenue in Benchill on Monday (May 18).
Detectives had received a report that a vulnerable person was being cuckooed and drugs were being sold from their address. Cuckooing is a term used to describe the actions of suspected organised crime groups forcing their way into a vulnerable adult’s home to use it as a place to store drugs and money.
While at the property, officers discovered and seized quantity of Class A and B drugs which are believed to be worth in the region of £6,000. A suspect, a man in his 20s, was arrested. He remains in police custody for questioning, GMP said.
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Inspector Benjamin Davidson from GMP’s City of Manchester division said: “This arrest demonstrates our commitment to protecting vulnerable people and tackling the exploitation linked to ‘cuckooing’. We acted quickly on concerns raised by the community and have removed a quantity of drugs from the streets.
“We know the significant harm that this type of criminality causes to individuals and communities, and it shows the hard work of the officers within the E Relief Response team over here in south Manchester, that they have turned out to this address and safeguarded a victim and seized a significant amount of drugs.
GMP are investigating the incident(Image: GMP)
“I want to take this opportunity to thank the public for their submissions, without their help, we would not have been able to make this arrest and seizure, I would like to encourage anyone else in the community who may be in this situation, or believes someone to be a victim of it, to please report it.
“You can either do this in person to someone you know and trust, to a police officer or by calling Crimestoppers anonymously. Be assured that this is the rapid and positive action we will take to protect a vulnerable person.”