Police arrested a man at a Conniston Road address in Reddish Friday morning as part of a major drug trafficking investigation that has already netted two suspects and seized more than £120,000 in cash and large quantities of narcotics.

The arrest stems from a parcel intercepted earlier this year at a London depot by UK Border Force officers, who passed the intelligence to Greater Manchester Police. Specialist detectives launched an investigation that culminated Thursday morning when officers from the Serious Organised Crime Group executed four warrants across Greater Manchester targeting suspects believed responsible for importing significant drug shipments from the Caribbean.

At the raided properties, police recovered approximately £120,000 cash, four kilograms of cocaine, 32 ounces of ketamine, 10,000 MDMA pills and other illicit items. Two men, aged 45 and 53, have been charged with conspiracy to import class A drugs, cultivating cannabis, and possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs. They remain in custody ahead of further court proceedings.

The operation falls under “Operation Concept,” Greater Manchester Police’s initiative targeting criminals who exploit international postal services and courier companies. Detective Inspector James Coles of the Serious Organised Crime Group said: “People think they’re reducing the risk of being caught by using parcel deliveries rather than the more traditional methods like street dealing, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Across Greater Manchester Police, we’re working closely with Border Force and international law enforcement agencies to intercept these packages and build strong intelligence pictures which will assist us in securing convictions for these types of offenders and ultimately prevent them from harming our communities.”

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