Charged, 34 suspects as officers crack phone code
YOUNGSTERS have been joined at a nursery by some new classmates – four chickens.
Tots returned to Kidzrus in Salford to find their new feathered friends – Matilda, Boris, Rainbow, and Quarantina – as the nursery has been transformed into a ‘forest school’.
A Scandinavian import, forest schools were introduced to the UK 25 years ago, but have seen a rise in popularity during the last 10 years.
Their aim is to get children outdoors and in touch with nature, developing skills in problem solving and teamwork.
Nursery manager Nicola Fleury
THIRTY-FOUR people have been charged locally after an encrypted phone network allegedly used by criminals was infiltrated by police.
Almost 800 people were arrested across the UK after French officials hacked the Encrochat platform enabling police to read text messages.
In Greater Manchester £1.7m in cash, six firearms, 15kg of cocaine, 2kg of heroin, 2kg of cannabis, 70kg of amphetamines, and 500,000 ecstasy tablets were seized.
Nationally £54m in cash and 77 firearms were recovered, plus two tonnes of drugs.
Those charged after being arrested by Greater Manchester Police are:
■ Naser Ahmed, 47, of Moreton Drive, Bury, is charged with money laundering and conspiracy to supply Class A controlled drugs.
■ Leon Atkinson, 42, of Brindley Close, Atherton: Money laundering and conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.
■ Abdul Ghafar, 44, of Roberts Street, Nelson: Money laundering and supply of Class A drugs.
■ Romaz Ahmed, 37, of Rossall Road, Rochdale: Money laundering.
■ Nathan Powell, 29, of Cheney Close, Openshaw: Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, and money laundering.
■ Craig Cox, 31, of Lance Todd Close, Salford: Conspiracy to commit robbery; conspiracy to supply Class said: “The chickens have been popular with the children and they’re still learning their names – Matilda, Boris, Rainbow, and Quarantina.
“They have made a huge difference in helping the children to settle as they just wander around the forest school area.
“The children make forest crowns and wands with flowers and branches, they make mud monsters and caramelised apples on the fire pit.”
The renovation of the play area at the nursery, on Manchester Road, Swinton, took three months and cost between £15,000 and £20,000.
A drugs, money laundering.
■ Michael Nevin, aged 33, of Egerton Road, Fallowfield: Conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs.
■ Michael Doyle, 33, of Wilmslow Road, Handforth: Conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs.
■ Nathan Livingstone, 24, of Staycott Street, Moss Side: Conspiracy to supply Class A drug; conspiracy to supply firearms.
■ Stuart Anderson, 39, of Boarshaw Clough, Middleton: Conspiracy to supply Class A drug, and money laundering.
■ Tony Mendez, 32, of Maden Fold Way, Burnley: Conspiracy to supply Class A drug and money laundering.
■ Jordan Dobbie, 30, of Leigh Park, Burnley: Conspiracy to supply Class A drug, and money laundering.
■ Sidaquet Sadiq, 35, no fixed address: Conspiracy to supply Class A drug; possession of firearms and ammunition with intent to endanger life; money laundering.
■ Conor Sandlan, 28, of Redfearn Wood, Rochdale: Conspiracy to sell/ transfer of prohibited weapon/ ammunition; conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life/ enable other to do so; conspiracy to supply Class A controlled drug cocaine; conspiracy to supply Class B controlled drug - amphetamine; conspiracy to supply Class A controlled drug - ecstasy.
■ Adrian Gonzalez, 29, of City Road East, Manchester: conspiracy to sell/transfer prohibited weapon/ ammunition; conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life/enable another to do so; conspiracy to supply Class A drug cocaine; conspiracy to supply Class B drug - amphetamine; conspiracy to supply Class A drug - ecstasy; possession of firearm with intent to endanger life/enable another to do so; possession with intent to supply Class A drug - cocaine; possession with intent to supply Class B drug - amphetamine; acquire/use/ possession of criminal property.
■ Daniel Waters, 28, of Broom Avenue, Stockport: Conspiracy to sell/transfer prohibited weapon/ ammunition; conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life/ enable another to do so; conspiracy to supply Class A drug - cocaine; conspiracy to supply class B drug amphetamine; conspiracy to supply Class A drug - ecstasy; possession of firearm with intent to endanger life/ enable another to do; possession with intent to supply Class A drug cocaine; possession with intent to supply Class B drug - amphetamine; acquire/use/possess criminal property.
■ Daniel Gibbons, 36, of Wordsworth Road, Reddish: Conspiracy to sell/transfer prohibited weapon/ammunition; conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life/enable another to do so; conspiracy to supply Class A drug - cocaine; conspiracy to supply Class B drug amphetamine; conspiracy to supply Class A drug - ecstasy; possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life/enable another to do; possession with intent to supply Class A drug - cocaine; possession with intent to supply Class B drug - amphetamine; acquire/use/possession of criminal property.
■ Omar Malik, 35, of Milverton Road, Manchester: Conspiracy to sell/ transfer prohibited weapon/ ammunition; conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life/ enable another to do so; conspiracy to supply Class A drug - cocaine; conspiracy to supply Class B drug amphetamine; conspiracy to supply Class A drug - ecstasy; possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life/enable another to do so; acquire/ use/possession of criminal property.
■ Sean Hogan, 36, of West Park Avenue, Denton: Possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life; conspiracy to sell/transfer a prohibited weapon/ammunition.
■ Andrew Cooney, 36, of Oakfield Close, Cheshire: conspiracy to sell/ transfer prohibited weapon/ ammunition; conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life/ enable another to do so; conspiracy to supply a Class A drug - cocaine; conspiracy to supply Class B drug amphetamine; possession with intent to supply Class A drug - cocaine.
■ Craig Walker, 38, of Howard Street, Salford: Conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life.
■ Jacob Smith, 19, of Quay View, Salford: Conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life.
■ Dominic Hughes, 26, of Glover Court, Leigh: Possession with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs.
■ Ricardo Hughes, 28, of Glover Street, Leigh: Conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs.
■ Ian Wharmby, 27, of Knowles Street, Radcliffe: Conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life; possession with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs.
■ Samuel Binsteed, 30, of Cable Street, Formby: Conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm.
■ Dominic Holmes, 46, of Polefield Circle, Prestwich: Conspiracy to supply Class B drugs; conspiracy to supply a firearm with intent to endanger life.
■ Gregory Bell, 37, of no fixed abode: Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs; conspiracy to supply Class B drugs.
■ David Williams, 42, of Clifton Avenue, Wrexham: Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs; conspiracy to supply Class B drugs.
■ Christopher Watson, 44, of Huddersfield Road, Diggle: Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs; conspiracy to supply Class B drugs.
■ Nathan Hodson, 48, of Moss Lane, Alderley Edge: Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs; conspiracy to supply Class B drugs.
■ David Walley, 45, (wanted by National Crime Agency since 2014): Possession with intent to supply Class A drug; importation of Class A drug.
■ Ryan Atherton, 37, of Duke Street, Alderley Edge: Possession with intent to supply Class A drug.
■ Ian Ogden, 31, of Helmshire Road, Haslingden: Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs; conspiracy to supply Class B drugs.