Extra £100,000 to help tackle gun crime in Salford

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A successful operation to curb shootings in Salford has been given extra government cash. Operation Naseby, launched in April 2020, was meant to run for six weeks.

But after 18 months it has resulted in a 60 per cent drop in shootings and a major disruption of organised crime in the city with 21 people being recalled to prison.

GMP and the council have been determined to tackle gun crime which continues to tarnish the city's reputation despite being committed by a small number of criminals. Read more: Getting into the faces of suspects by stopping them in their vehicles and being in hotspots for shootings has enabled police to plug a gap in intelligence gathering.