Police have revealed 20 tonnes of fake items - including 'hundreds' of illegal vapes, were seized earlier this week in raids on 'some of the last remaining shops' selling goods on Manchester's 'Counterfeit Street'.
A detective said just 'a few' units were now continuing to trade in the Cheetham Hill and Strangeways areas - and vowed: "We will be targeting these premises imminently and as the shops start to disappear, we will be targeting those higher up the chain who for so long have felt above the law and out of reach."
The development marks the latest success of Greater Manchester Police's Operation Vulcan drive to dismantle the infamous trade in counterfeit clothing and goods along Bury New Road.
