Major UK medication bust as restaurant homeowners ‘use pizza bins to deal’ | UK | News | EUROtoday

Police stormed a pizzeria on the daybreak over suspicions that medication have been being distributed in pizza bins.

Five males have been arrested within the early morning raid in Oldham, reported Manchester Evening News.

Greater Manchester Police mentioned they fashioned a part of “an investigation into a suspected organised crime group (OCG) suspected to be distributing class A substances across the Oldham area.”

The raids adopted a tip that “Class A drugs are being distributed, including in food containers such as pizza boxes,” the police added.

The two males have been described as native businessmen of their 30s. They stay in custody for questioning, and full searches are ongoing.

In addition to the restaurant in Royton, officers swooped on a five-bedroom home in Middleton.

Drone footage reveals a dozen cops operating across the again of the property, slicing by the glass panel of the backdoor to drive entry and main a person out in handcuffs.

During the raid, cellphones and a “large quantity of cash” was seized.

Detective Constable Nicole Kelly instructed the Manchester Evening News that drug crime brings distress to the area people, impacting not solely drug customers however the folks within the native space by dragging them into criminality.

Detective Sergeant Donna Youngjohns, of GMP’s Oldham Challenger Unit, additionally urged the neighborhood to achieve out to the police with info if they believe there could also be illicit exercise of their space, so officers can act on it.

“If you want to report any suspicious activity in your area, contact us on 101 or you can also report via the Live chat function on our website. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”