Police have uncovered a cannabis farm and seized suspected counterfeit goods during a series of dramatic raids across Tameside this morning (Thursday).

So far, 18 people have been arrested by officers as part of a drive to 'take the fight back' to the criminals of the town.

In the early hours of this morning officers stormed a property in Audenshaw where two people were arrested on suspicion of possession of class A drugs, failure to appear at court, and possession of suspected counterfeit goods.

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Officers also executed a warrant on Lumb Road in Hyde and discovered a huge cannabis farm. A large number of cannabis plants and equipment were seized and one person was arrested during the raid.

In a video statement released at 11.30am today, Superintendent Mark Walsh said: “We’ve executed numerous arrest warrants. We have been hunting for wanted offenders and we’ve been continuing to look at the roads to disrupt people using them for criminal reasons.

“We’ve arrested 18 people so far and that’s for a whole range of offences from drug dealing, burglary, offences of violence, we’ve had some wanted offenders in and one particular person wanted for domestic abuse.”

He added: “We’ve recovered a significant amount of property including drugs and stolen goods including motorbikes.”

If you suspect any information about criminal activity in your area, you can report it by contacting 101. You can also report information to GMP's website and use the Live Chat facility. Alternatively, information can be reported anonymously via Crimestoppers.