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Around 220 plants were discovered, and a man was arrested after officers raided a flat at Blackshaw House on the Thornbank Estate in Deane at around 8.30am today (Friday).
This comes just days after police and officers from other agencies met at the estate to see and discuss the issues facing the area.
Cllr Ayyub Patel, of Rumworth, said: “It is clear that criminal activity is thriving within the Thornbank estate.
He added: “Earlier this week we visited the Thornbank estate with multiagency partners to tackle anti-social behaviour and drug dealing in the area and support residents who are impacted by criminality.
Police raided a flat at Blackshaw House (Image: GMP) “I think a full cannabis farm inside a small flat in somewhere like Blackshaw House is something the public may not expect but is ongoing.”
Images from the scene appear to show police outside the flats at Blackshaw House along with a huge collection of plants inside, with what appears to be cultivation equipment in the bathroom.
A huge range of plants were discovered (Image: GMP) Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that a man was arrested and taken into custody and that they were acting after receiving a tip off from the community.
Officers say the man was arrested on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis, abstract electricity and Illegally entering the UK.
Inspector Keiron Maddocks, from GMP’s Bolton South Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “We take any information or intelligence submitted by the public seriously, it plays an important role in our investigations and we will act where appropriate.
“Please, let us know if you have any concerns about drug activity in your local area.
What appears to be cultivation equipment was discovered (Image: GMP) The raid comes days after Rumworth Cllrs Patel, Sajid Ali and Abdul Atcha met with various agencies at the estate, which includes the Fern Street and Rogerstone Flats and Blackshaw Lane.
The multi-agency meeting on the Thornbank Estate included police officers Bolton Council’s community safety and environmental enforcement team members and others.
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They were also joined by health providers, Bolton at Home officials, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service staff and alcohol and substance abuse teams.
They had met to get a sense of what residents’ concerns were and to get a sense of what the housing conditions on the estate were like.
The event on Tuesday April 1 was organised by Greater Manchester Police’s Bolton South Neighbourhood Team.
Inspector Maddocks said: “Anybody who has any information or concerns regarding ongoing crime within their community should contact GMP on 101 or via the reporting tools on our website, or by calling Crimestoppers in confidence on 0800 555 111.”
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