Once again, they had gathered on their favourite corner. Where Jury Street meets Bury New Road; the prime hangout for the network of “spotters” who monitored this corner of north Manchester.
As police approached, some whistled the alarm. Fireworks screeched into the grey sky. Metal shutters on shops selling fake goods were slammed shut. Dealers dived down Harris Street, scooping up bin bags of drugs from the pavement.
