Drugs, baseball bat and machete sheath seized from car spotted driving suspiciously in Derker
Date published: 25 March 2025
Police have made 22 arrests, seized 13 cars being driven criminally or anti-socially, seized five weapons, and seized large quantities of drugs
Whilst officers from Greater Manchester Police's recently-launched Operation Vulcan initiative were on patrol in Derker last night (Monday), they noticed a car driving suspiciously.
The unmarked police car activated their blue lights to pull the car over, but the car rammed into police to tried and get away.
The occupants abandoned the car and made off on foot, but one of the men was swiftly detained by officers.
Enquiries remain ongoing to trace them.
Police recovered drugs, a baseball bat, and a machete sheath, and an 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, possession of class B drugs, driving without a license, and driving without insurance.
Since the operation launched, police have already made a dent in the criminal activity in the neighbourhood, they have made 22 arrests, seized 13 cars being driven criminally or anti-socially, seized five weapons, and seized large quantities of drugs.
Inspector Dan Cullum, from Operation Vulcan, said: “Our team have only been in the community for three weeks, and already we’re seeing significant results, and we hope residents are already feeling a positive difference.
“This latest arrest is a prime example of the work we are doing.
"Our officers were alerted to the car and the occupant acting suspiciously, when he saw officers, the car tried to evade us.
"Now we know why, we were able to seize the uninsured car, the drugs, and the baseball bat which we found inside, and arrest the driver.
“We know that the criminals aren’t used to seeing us in and around the area yet, but our message is clear; anyone who is intent in harming on the community will be dealt with robustly.
"We hope that news of arrests like this will reassure the community that we are out, day and night, to target criminals.
“We ask that the community keep talking to us, keep reporting their concerns, and see that we are acting on their intelligence.”
Every bit of information, no matter how small, contributes to GMP's operation.
Officers cannot secure results like this without the support of the local community.
The public is urged to keep sharing information about criminal activities or expressing their concerns through contacting GMP directly via its 24/7 Live Chat function, speaking to your local neighbourhood officer or anonymously through Crimestoppers.
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