Knives, £100k of drugs, a stolen rolex watch worth £20k and over 15 shared bikes were recovered in a huge day of police action across Manchester city centre.
Operation Avro, a force-wide initiative by Greater Manchester Police to disrupt crime across the region, saw officers take to the streets and roads of Manchester and also on the transport network on Thursday (July 6).
Officers were deployed to what police called 'key strategic locations', including Manchester Victoria Station, Piccadilly Gardens and on the entire Metrolink network. The operation has been set up to tackle issues across the public transport system in the region, from anti-social behaviour to serious crime.
