On the same day it was announced that Manchester’s infamous ‘Counterfeit Street’ is to be bulldozed, police discovered a Cheetham Hill building containing 'hundreds of thousands of pounds worth' of suspected counterfeit items. The haul was uncovered when cops were called to a commercial burglary in Lockett Street, just off Bury New Road, at around 6.30am this morning (Tuesday October 25).
A number of suspects fled as officers arrived, leaving behind a large Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van - which had been half-filled with suspected counterfeit items, believed to have been stolen in the burglary, as well as weapons, including an axe and a machete. Upon entering the building, which is accessed via a back door down an alley, police discovered five units filled with what appears to be fake designer clothes, trainers and jewellery.
The Manchester Evening News were allowed to look around the building before the goods were seized by Greater Manchester Police (GMP). Close to the entrance was a paper sign shaped like an arrow, pointing to the units. On the sign was written ‘very good, very nice’ and ‘have a look in Selfridges’, alongside a list detailing the items that were on offer.
