Woman arrested by police after Tonge Moor drugs bust

Crowds gathered outside houses in Tonge Moor as police forced their way through doors to carry out warrants including on Dalymount Close, just after 4pm on Tuesday afternoon (March 12).

A  woman was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs after substances suspected to be cocaine and cannabis were recovered by police.

A raid on two other houses in the area led to no arrests, however.

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A woman in her 20s has been arrested after a police drugs bust. Crowds gathered outside houses in Tonge Moor as police forced their way through doors to carry out warrants including on Dalymount Close, just after 4pm on Tuesday afternoon (March 12). A woman was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs after substances suspected to be cocaine and cannabis were recovered by police. A raid on two other houses in the area led to no arrests, however. Read more on The Bolton News.

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Speaking to The Bolton News following the successful arrest, Bolton North neighbourhood inspector Lisa Clarke said: “Fortunately, there were no difficulties. We managed to gain entry to the addresses quite quickly.

“We had sufficient staff at all three premises and we’ve got officers who will remain in the area throughout the evening just to reassure the community and to engage with the local residents if they have any information to pass on to us.”

The raids are part of a week of action one year on from GMP’s neighbourhood review.

The week will see further work including monitoring for dangerous and speeding drivers under Operation Classify.

Neighbourhood inspector Lisa Clarke (Image: Jack Fifield, Newsquest)

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After it became clear that nothing had been found that could lead to arrests at the two other addresses, the neighbourhood inspector said: “You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t. "It’s about showing the community we’re acting on what they’re telling us.”

Insp Clarke encouraged members of the public to continue to get in touch with any evidence of criminality.

Police used a battering ram to gain entry to this house, where no arrests were made (Image: GMP)

She added: “Please get in touch with the police and tell us what’s going on, if you don’t know who your community officers are, all of our details are on the website for the Bolton North neighbourhood team, with our email addresses and direct phone numbers.

“If you want to remain anonymous, get in touch with Crimestoppers, all that information gets passed through to the police for us to act on.”

Inspector Clarke added: “We regularly conduct days of action and operations specific to residents’ concerns, and this week we are tackling all manner of criminality a year on from the force’s neighbourhood review.

“Our neighbourhood officers are dedicated to ensuring that the people of Bolton are kept safe and those who seek to disrupt their lives are visited, arrested, and prosecuted where appropriate.

“Today’s work forms part of our commitment to disrupting drugs supply across the town – ensuring dangerous substances are kept off the streets and out of the hands of vulnerable people.

“We are always building our intelligence picture in relation to drugs supply and all other forms of criminality. If you have any information that you wish to share, please do so. Even if you think it is a minor thing, it all aids in the fight against crime."

Those looking to report crime can do so on GMP’s website, or by calling 101. Crimestoppers is available on 0800 555 111.

If you have a story, I cover the whole borough of Bolton. Please get in touch at jack.fifield@newsquest.co.uk.