Police have continued a crackdown on people begging money from motorists stuck in city centre traffic.
Officers made three arrests last month related to drivers being approached on Great Ancoats Street.
Police said three men were arrested for 'aggressively' targeting drivers stuck in congestion caused by temporary traffic lights and reduced lanes on the inner ring road.
Now three more people have been charged for the same offence after allegedly approaching motorists stuck at traffic lights at the junction where the Mancunian Way meets London Road, and also the junction of Great Ducie Street and Trinity Way near the Arena.
In a tweet, the GMP city centre team said all were 'charged and bailed to home addresses'.
All three people tested positive for heroin and/or crack cocaine and were referred to the Street Engagement Hub at the Mustard Tree on Oldham Road, police added.
The Hub is a scheme launched between police and partners in other sectors including homeless charities, drug services and the Department for Work and Pensions.
It provides people sleeping rough with a range of support services under one roof.
The criminal charge those arrested face says that a person must not 'beg or gather alms' and relates to the Vagrancy Act of 1824.
Charities say it criminalises the poor and have called for the Victorian piece of legislation to be scrapped.
