Airport-style security gates installed in Forest Bank prison to stop drug smuggling
“Contraband is a complex issue, posing significant risks to prisoners, staff and the public.
Drugs intercepted as part of Operation Dragonfire at Forest Bank prison in Salford.
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Airport-style security has been installed at a Salford prison in a bid to tackle the smuggling in of contraband such as drugs, phones, and weapons.
Playboy gangster The Lam ordered to hand over what remains of his £1m crime portfolio
Liam Cornett has three months to comply with a judge s order or he will face an extension to his jail sentence
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Play now One of Liverpool s most notorious criminals will have to hand over cash and assets worth almost £200,000 or face more time behind bars.
A court today heard that underworld boss Liam Cornett used his power and influence to build an illicit portfolio valued at more than £1m. Investigators believe £183,270 of the Huyton gangster s wealth remains available for recovery.
£15m haul of counterfeit goods seized in Cheetham Hill in three days of raids
Three police forces were involved in the raids in Manchester
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Police have seized an estimated £15 million worth of counterfeit branded clothing, shoes, electrical goods, watches, jewellery, and perfume during three days of raids in Cheetham Hill.
Super Lemon Haze hash seized as men held in Encrochat swoop
Cash and cannabis resin stash seized as doors go in at Huyton addresses as part of mobile encryption service probe
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Two suspected drug dealers have been arrested after police seized drugs and cash after Encrochat raids in Huyton (Image: Merseyside Police)
Two suspected dealers have been arrested after drugs and cash were seized when doors went in during raids targeting criminals who use the mobile encryption service EncroChat.
Police today released images of drugs seized including branded bags of cannabis resin labelled Super Lemon Haze - a strain of the Class B drug.