One million fake prescription drugs have been seized from a flat in an ongoing drive to dismantle Manchester's Counterfeit Street. The haul, believed to have a street value of several million pounds, was discovered during search of business premises in the Strangeways area.
The search is linked to the arrest of a driver on suspicion of possession with intent to supply, possession of cannabis and drug driving. The man was detained following a proactive stop search by GMP's Transport Unit officers in the Broughton area of Salford.
Officers from Operation Vulcan - launched to smash a large number of premises selling countefeit goods in the district - recovered the stash from a flat above a row of shops in Rugby Street, off Broughton Lane, behind Bury New Road. Fake pills labelled as boxes of Dihydrocodeine, Diazepam, Lorazepam, Codeine were among those recovered.
