Knives and drugs seized as fireworks let off by youths terrorising streets in Bury

Knives and drugs were seized as fireworks were let off by youths terrorising the streets in Bury. Police have spent a weekend of action cracking down on crime and anti-social behaviour across the borough.

Neighbourhood officers from Whitefield and from Bury town centre also recovered a number of bikes, believed to have been stolen, seized a vehicle that was being driven with no insurance and spoke to groups of teenagers about anti-social behaviour, with one taken back home to their parents.

Greater Manchester Police shared the update on social media, announcing they had been taking a 'proactive approach' to policing in the area, with plain clothed officers using the 'element of surprise' to try and catch those responsible.

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The post read: "Your Bury Town Centre neighbourhood team have been busy the last two days assisted by the Whitefield neighbourhood team; collectively they’ve conducted a pro-active approach to policing within the town centre operating in a plain clothes capacity.

"The element of surprise has been on their side and has resulted in the prevention of knives potentially being used to harm someone, youths smoking or taking drugs and stolen property being recovered to its rightful owner."

19 stop searches were carried out, leading to two knives being seized with one suspect charged and another referred to youth offending teams. A mixture of Class A and Class B drugs were also seized.

A large group of youths were also split up after fireworks were set off with one teenager taken home to their parents following a spate of