Three men have been arrested in connection with suspected money laundering offences following reports of suspicious activity in south Manchester.

GMP are appealing for the public’s help to trace a wanted man and woman from Rochdale.

An Albanian drug cartel, supplying and selling cocaine in the city centre, has been smashed in a series of Greater Manchester Police dawn raids.

Reality TV star Kerry Katona’s ex-husband escaped jail yesterday after he admitted running a £50,000 cannabis farm from his attic to pay off his drug debts to Bolton Crown Court.

Wesley Keith Coulding, 36, previously of Hattersley Road West, Manchester, sowed the seeds of a drug empire, but was stopped in its tracks before the plants could fully flourish

The battle to beat anti-social behaviour, crime and drug dealing in the city centre is being boosted by Operation Mandera – and GMP have vowed to continue waging war.

Manchester Re:Vision Drug Policy network call for ‘war on drugs’ shake-up

Silk Road is notorious for sale of drugs and guns

Surriya Bi, 33, of Park Road, was jailed for 22 months and Asia Bi, 38, also of Park Road, was given 18 months

Desmond James Noonan, Graham Anthony Beaumont and Christopher Perry were jailed

Imran Mohammed Afzal already jailed for drug offences