Four arrested and £20,000 seized in illegal gambling raids in Manchester
The Gambling Commission said it supported Greater Manchester Police and Manchester City Council's Licensing Team during raids on four properties in Manchester city centre, resulting in four arrests and the seizure of more than £20,000 in cash.
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The Gambling Commission said on 23 September that it had supported Greater Manchester Police during raids on four properties in Manchester city centre earlier that week.
According to the Commission, officers seized mobile phones and gambling-related items, including gambling tables, records and account books, during the operation. More than £20,000 in cash was also recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act, the Commission said, with the seizure taking place earlier that week.
Four people were arrested, the Commission said. Two women were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences, one man was arrested on suspicion of running a late-night takeaway without a licence, and one man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering and breaching the Gambling Act.
Sue Young, the Gambling Commission’s Executive Director of Operations, said unlicensed operators often have links to wider criminal activity, exploit vulnerable people and undermine legitimate regulated businesses. She said: “That is why we are always keen to work in partnership with police to crack down on illegal operations.”
According to the Commission, the operation involved Greater Manchester Police’s Manchester City Centre Neighbourhood Policing Team, working alongside the Gambling Commission and Manchester City Council’s Licensing Team. The Commission said the raids were the result of intelligence gathering and the execution of four simultaneous warrants, and that further intelligence opportunities had been identified as a result of the operation.