Nine arrested after our Serious Organised Crime Group strike on addresses in Bolton and Tameside

Officers from our Serious and Organised Crime Group (SOCG) have arrested nine people this morning (Wednesday 19 August 2026), following 12 simultaneous warrants that were carried out across Bolton and Tameside.

At around 6am, a coordinated strike saw our Tactical Aid Unit (TAU) saw us burst through doors and windows, as the rest of Greater Manchester slept.

Having started the investigation back in September 2025, officers have spent almost a year gathering information which had led to this morning’s action.

At an address on Hurst Street, a man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, meanwhile at a property on Rishton Lane, another man – in his 20s – was also arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to Supply Class A drugs with officers also locating what is believed to be two kilograms of cocaine .

From there, officers also had intelligence that the Organised Crime Group (OCG) had been potentially storing items in a shipping container, which was located at a self-storage unit at a business premises on Folds Road in Bolton.

After gaining entry to the container, we seized a safe containing approximately £2,000, a cash counting machine and four bags each containing over 1kg of white powder now identified as cocaine.

Officers also seized £50,000 in cash at one of the addresses.

In total eight men and one woman - aged between 20 and 56 - have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

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