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Two men charged after two tonnes of cannabis worth around £24m seized

Officers disrupted a major criminal network by seizing two tonnes of cannabis worth £24 million in one of the UK's largest drug busts, police said.

  • Police seized around two tonnes of cannabis with an estimated street value of about £24 million from a property in Blackrod, Bolton, on Friday, believed to be one of the largest single seizures of the drug in the UK.
  • Two men, aged 27 and 35, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of drug offences and remain in custody for questioning.
  • Greater Manchester Police said the operation uncovered a "large-scale and sophisticated illegal operation" housing a "significant volume of illegal drugs" that disrupted criminal networks and helped make neighbourhoods safer.
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theboltonnews.co.uk broke the news in on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
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