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Astley Bridge arrest after Bolton drug activity is reported to police
Police made the arrest after attending a quarterly Partners and Communities Together (PACT) meeting, where residents reported suspected drug activity on Old Road.
Officers later searched a man on Eden Street, located off Old Road, and arrested him on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
Eden Street is usually a more quiet street, home to residential flats for pensioners and Astley Bridge Cemetery.
The man remains in police custody for questioning.
A spokesman for Bolton GMP said: “Yesterday evening, the Bolton North Neighbourhood Team held the quarterly Partners and Communities Together (PACT) meeting.
“The PACT meeting is an opportunity for the community to raise concerns about crime in their area with the police, local councillors and the council.
“One concern raised by the community was around people supplying drugs on the street in the Old Road area of Astley Bridge.
“After the meeting, officers from the Bolton North Neighbourhood Team searched a man on Eden Street (off Old Road) suspected to be involved in supplying drugs in the area.”
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