Houses and cars were torched in a series of 'targeted' arson attacks following what is now understood to be a dispute between a drugs gang.
Farnworth and its surrounding areas were rocked by series of six arson attacks said to be linked to a 'tit-for-tat gang war'. Several homes and cars were set ablaze in the Farnworth, Great Lever and Daubhill areas in a single hour of violence and destruction in the early hours of April 16.
The Manchester Evening News now understands that although the catalyst for the string of 'targeted' and 'linked' incidents has not yet been identified, it centered around an organised crime gang involved with the dealing of drugs in the area.
