A suspected loan shark has been arrested following an investigation in Greater Manchester. Searches were carried out at a property in Whitefield and a business in Hyde earlier today (May 1).
Officers seized electronic devices and paperwork. A 46-year-old woman was arrested in Whitefield, on suspicion of illegal money lending.
She is due to be questioned by investigators from the England Illegal Money Lending Team, which worked with Greater Manchester Police and trading standards in Bury and Tameside as part of the probe.
Tony Quigley, head of the Illegal Money Lending Team, said: “Illegal money lending will not be tolerated in England, and we will continue to work with our partners to take action against those who blight our communities in this way. READ MORE: Further details revealed over incident that has left girl, 16, fighting for life “If you have been offered a cash loan, threatened when you couldn’t pay, had your bank card taken from you as security or if what you owe keeps growing even though you are making payments, then you may have been targeted by an illegal lender.
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