Police Seize £70k in Cash, Disrupt Organized Crime

0:00On April 16th, police and Barry made a big bust on Wednesday evening, April 15th, when they pulled over a car on Rushdale Road around 630. P.M. Inside, they found 70,000 pounds in cash stuffed in a carrier bag. A 24-year-old man driving was arrested right there on suspicion of possessing criminal property. This stop was part of Operation Falcon, greater Manchester police's push against organized crime and money laundering. Officers have been hitting these operations hard to cut off dirty cash flows. Detectives are praising the team's proactive work, saying it keeps communities safer by pulling criminal profits out of play. The arrest shows how dedicated these cops are to disrupting shady networks. Since Operation Falcon kicked off, police have seized more than 3 million pounds across greater Manchester. That's a serious dent in the legal operations. Efforts like this keep rolling, turning seized funds back into community resources and staying ahead of the criminals.