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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Josie Le Vay

Undercover cops queuing for chicken and chips on lunch break overhear men 'discussing drug dealing' - before finding cannabis and suspected cocaine

Undercover cops overheard men 'discussing drug dealing' while queuing for chicken and chips on their lunch break - before finding £2,000-worth of suspected cocaine and 6kg of cannabis

The officers 'heard three unwitting men' chatting in the eatery, Greater Manchester Police said.

The men were followed to a van, where £2,000-worth of suspected cocaine was found, as well as 6kg of cannabis.

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Three people were been arrested.

GMP's Salford division tweeted: "Covert #OpNaseby cops were queuing for chicken and chips on their lunch break earlier this week when they heard three unwitting men discuss drug dealing.

"They were followed to a van where £2k suspected cocaine and 6kg of cannabis were found.

"Three arrests made."

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