The action was part of a huge 11-month crackdown which took out criminals from Greater Manchester and Cheshire
The moment a suspect was left screaming in agony after being tasered by police hunting county lines drugs gangs, has been captured on film. Officers had smashed their way into a house in Cheshire when the man made a dash for the bathroom.
READ MORE: The man living in a tent in Greater Manchester with nowhere to go and nobody willing to help him find a home So far, 28 people have been convicted with jail time totalling more than 100 years. In addition £75,000 worth of drugs, £35,000 in cash, and a large haul of weapons have been seized. Another 40 suspects are still to be dealt with by the courts, with most remanded in custody.
“Since the launch of Operation Apollo, we have worked tirelessly to target those who cause the most harm to our communities by dismantling County Lines operating from within our borders and beyond. “This operation has been paramount in disrupting dangerous offenders who believed they were operating their criminality under the radar. Be assured that our work is continuing, and we will use all resources available to us to crackdown on county lines.”
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