A drug dealer was caught red-handed by police who discovered over £200k worth of drugs, and a revolver stashed under his bed.
Glen Marlow, 29, hid huge quantities of cocaine and heroin, as well as the handgun, inside a red holdall which was spotted by police during a raid of his home in Gorton.
The items, along with almost £6,000 in cash, were seized by GMP's Challenger City of Manchester north team in October last year, after they received 'information from the public.'
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Detectives estimate the total street value of the class A drugs found, which included 165kg of cocaine and 1.1kg of heroin, plus 721g of bulking agent, to be worth £205,000.
He was jailed for six years at Manchester Crown Court on Friday (January 20) after admitting possession with intent to supply cocaine, heroin and crack cocaine, and possession of a firearm. He also admitted to money laundering.
Detective Constable Chris Anders, from Challenger’s City of Manchester north team, said: “Thanks to information received from the public, it led us to execute the warrant at Marlow’s address and recover a dangerous weapon along with ammunition.
“This has enabled us to take it out of circulation and prevented it from potentially being transferred, and used, by criminals who are involved in organised crime.
“It’s evident that Marlow was supplying a significant amount of class A drugs and concealing his activity within his property.
“We can only keep driving out organised crime with the continued support of the public. Please keep sending through information to police or via Crimestoppers and be assured that we will act on it and keep pursuing people like Marlow to put them behind bars.”
If you have information, please report it by contacting Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or by calling GMP via 101.
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