Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Mobile phones, steroids, sim cards and electric contraband were found during a police operation targeting the cells of senior gang members at a Salford prison.
Tobacco, cigarette papers, cannabis, Spice-lined paper, lighters and screwdrivers were also found during an operation at Forest Bank prison in Agecroft.
Cells were searched at 4am by prison officers working off intelligence from Greater Manchester Police on those at the top of organised crime groups.
Phones are used to organise criminal empires from inside prison, intimidate witnesses and potentially plot escapes. They are also used to plan smuggling in of contraband, which include
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