Members of a London-based drugs gang who ran heroin and crack into Manchester have been jailed following a joint investigation between GMP and the Metropolitan Police. Mobile phone data and CCTV footage showed they were transporting large amounts of class A drugs from the capital into Manchester, where they would 'canvas their customer base' by sending mass text messages, police say.
The gang was brought down after officers from GMP's Tactical Vehicle Intervention Unit stopped a Honda Civic in Sanbrook Retail Park, in Romford, Essex. The driver, Emmanuel Yamoah, was arrested on suspicion of being one of the drug line holders.
Three further raids were carried out at Angel Gardens, in Manchester city centre, and Promenade Street, Heywood. Officers recovered a large quantity of Class A drugs including heroin and cocaine, a Rambo knife and an imitation firearm.
