A stolen red Ford Fiesta was located and recovered close to the border between Manchester and Salford by police officers on Saturday night.
It was found by Greater Manchester Police Transport Unit officers as part of their Operation Custodian initiative, which had seen them patrolling the arterial routes in and out of the city centre.
The incident was recounted on the official Greater Manchester Police Salford Twitter account @GMPSalford, along with an accompanying photograph of the vehicle, in a 1.43am post on Sunday. READ MORE:Three arrests after pensioner seriously assaulted at beauty spot It read: " #GMPTransportUnit officers were out around the city again tonight as part of #OpCustodian.
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