Police arrest 41 in drugs raids

Forty-one people have been arrested in drugs raids on 29 houses over the past two weeks in Greater Manchester.

Operation Turany, which targeted houses in Rochdale's Freehold, Kirkholt, Turf Hill, Newbold, Falinge, Wardleworth and Milnrow areas, ended on Friday.

Heroin, cocaine, replica firearms, CS spray and knives were found in the raids, with police discovering a suspected drugs factory in Wardleworth.

Officers believe they have seized drugs with a street value of £25,000.

Other items included in the haul were electrical goods, tools, gardening equipment and £75,000 in cash.

Chief Insp John Martin of Rochdale police, said: "The success of the operation is largely down to information that came from the communities affected by this type of criminal activity."