Three people have been arrested after police found a gun, drugs and a large amount of cash.

Police stopped a car was stopped on Bright Street on Tuesday, November 7, at around 1pm, following a moving traffic offence.

The driver, a 31-year-old man, was arrested and he remains in custody on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs. 

A 27-year-old female passenger in the car was also arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs.

Following the arrests, officers carried searches at two addresses in Rochdale and found: a large amount of cannabis, drug-supply paraphernalia, more than £15,000 in cash, criminal property assets, a knuckleduster and two extendable batons were discovered along with white powder suspected to be class A drugs.

At one of the addresses, a firearm and ammunition were found in a safe and a woman, aged 46, was arrested for suspected drug supply and possession of a firearm. 

Detective sergeant Craig Murray said: "Operation revoke continues to fight organised crime, drug supply and criminal exploitation in Bury.

"The operation is community-led, engaging offenders robustly and effectively while deploying strategically to disrupt their activities and those who continue to support and benefit from the harm that is being caused to our communities."