Police raided a property after executing a firearms warrant on a property in Farnworth.

Specialist police teams spent 14 hours searching the property on Coniston Avenue on Friday morning.

One man was arrested on suspicion of suppying Class A drugs.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: “A man has been arrested following the execution of a firearms warrant on Friday 18 November 2022 at Coniston Avenue in Farnworth.

“Police attended at the address around 6am following reports of a man under suspicion for possessing criminal property and supplying of class A drugs.

“Two TAU search teams completed a 14-hour search of the property, gardens and yard area, as well as the vehicles parked at the property.

“The man arrested has now been released under investigation whilst further police enquiries are completed.”

This was one of a number of police incidents in Farnworth over the weekend.

The Bolton News reported over the weekend how armed police were called to Farnworth after three incidents which involved a suspected gunshot, a crash between two vehicles and a car being driven into an address.

The disorder began on Saturday just after 5pm after a suspected firearm discharge on Parkfield Avenue in Farnworth.

Shortly afterwards, officers were called to further disturbance on Bradford Road where a vehicle has driven into another vehicle. The third incident in the area occurred when a car was driven into an address on Lavender Road.

The Bolton News: Police in Farnworth on Saturday nightPolice in Farnworth on Saturday night (Image: Newsquest)

Later at 6.30pm officers responded to a disturbance at a pub on Vernon Street in Bolton.

It was reported three men had entered the pub, one of them armed with a suspected firearm. It was not discharged, and no injuries were reported.

The incident is not believed to be connected to wider disturbances on Parkfield Avenue and Lavender Road in Farnworth but police say they are keeping an open mind.

Police have made arrests.

Three men arrested in connection with night of crime in Farnworth

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