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Salford police seized £14,000 in cash and uncovered a cannabis farm in Irlam as part of major operation targeting drug importation. 

20 weapons surrendered in two hours during Salford knife amnesty

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20 weapons were handed over in a two-hour police force knife amnesty in Irlam. Greater Manchester police officers held the […]

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Local police to hold a knives surrender event in Walkden

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Residents of Salford have been encouraged by the local policing team to surrender knives in Walkden this weekend.  The event […]

File photo dated 25/4/09 of a man holding a knife. More prisons should be built to combat Britain's knife crime epidemic, a police leader has suggested. John Apter, chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, hit out at proposals to reduce the number of short jail sentences.

‘Open your eyes to knives’ – GMP responds after recent stabbings

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Greater Manchester Police have launched a new campaign, aiming to raise awareness of knife crime following recent high profile stabbings across the UK.