Man arrested after police seize drug scales in microwave

A man in Salford has been arrested on six separate criminal charges, including modern day slavery, after a police raid uncovered suspected Class A drugs, as well as cannabis, amphetamines and piles of cash, all hidden inside his kitchen.

Greater Manchester Police officers, acting on intelligence, executed a morning warrant at an address on Fereday Street, Worsley (February 9). There they found a spoon and a set of scales hidden in a microwave, as well as £5000 in cash and bagged up Class A drugs hidden behind the extractor fan of his oven.

The 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a series of charges after the search of his property. These were suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, possession with intent to supply class A drugs, and being concerned in the supply of class B drugs, suspicion of modern-day slavery offences, possession of amphetamines, and possession of cannabis.

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The warrants were carried out by GMP's Operation Challenger team, which focuses on tackling serious and organised crime within the combined authority. The man arrested by the team remains in police custody for further questioning.

PC Anthony McClearn, from GMP’s Op Challenger team, said: “This was a great result for our team and I am happy with our finds from this morning. We are determined to crack down on crime in Salford and we will utilise all of the appropriate resources to ensure we are doing what we can to achieve that.

“We work across Salford and the surrounding areas to crack down on criminality which sees drugs put into our community, and we are determined to punish those responsible. What a lot of people don’t see if the range of issues