The Latest Breaking News from Operation Vulcan

Police bust of counterfeit goods worth £87million is largest ever in the UK

A detective said it illustrated the 'true scale' of the counterfeit trade

Nottingham Post · Jul 4, 2023

Police seize £87million of counterfeit goods - the largest ever bust in the UK

A detective said it illustrated the 'true scale' of the counterfeit trade

Wales Online · Jul 4, 2023

580 tonnes of counterfeit goods seized from Cheetham Hill shipping containers in 'record UK haul' worth £87m

It's been described as the largest single seizure in Europe in decades - police spent 14 days opening up 207 shipping containers

Manchester Evening News · Jul 3, 2023

Over 100 arrests in GMP crackdown on crime-ridden Manchester area

"This is a proud moment, but it is only the first step in our journey towards turning Strangeways into a safer, more prosperous neighbourhood"

Manchester Evening News · Mar 30, 2023

"This is just the tip of the iceberg": Officers 'weakening the grip’ of criminal gangs in the UK’s counterfeit capital

'The counterfeit goods industry is not a victimless crime, it causes genuine harm to our communities, and it is something we are committed to stamping out'

Manchester Evening News · Mar 3, 2023

Stranded in a strange place, plucked from safety, child refugees are falling prey to Manchester's Counterfeit Street gangs

'Many of the children have travelled for considerable distances and by all accounts independently of responsible adults', GMP said as the latest raids were carried out

Manchester Evening News · Feb 22, 2023

Counterfeit Street DESERTED on a Saturday with shutters down amid major crackdown

The message appears to be getting through

Manchester Evening News · Feb 4, 2023

'Counterfeit street' where honest shops are threatened by dealers and struggle for staff

Bury New Street in Manchester is a hotspot for illegal activity and now local business owners are sharing what its like to operate on one of the country's most crime filled streets.

Daily Mirror · Nov 14, 2022

Threatened by dealers, struggling for staff: What it's like to run an honest shop in the shadow of Counterfeit Street

"The quicker they close them down the better," one trader said of his notorious neighbours at Bury New Road, following news of the latest crackdown

Manchester Evening News · Nov 14, 2022

Manchester's Counterfeit Street to be bulldozed as new Chief Constable orders radical action

"We will go after their assets, we will take their cars off them, we will take their buildings off them."

Manchester Evening News · Oct 25, 2022