Police have uncovered £500,000 ($673,700) worth of drugs that had been hidden inside pizza boxes.
Officers in Tameside, Greater Manchester, seized the huge stash during raids of two properties on Wednesday morning (23 December)
The substance inside the cardboard boxes is yet to be verified, but is believed to be cocaine, while quantities of cannabis and cash were also found in the house in Hollingworth.
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In total, nine pizza boxes, each containing a kilogram of suspected cocaine pressed into blocks with signature imprints, were uncovered by police.
Greater Manchester Police said it believes the street value of the drugs recovered was more than £500,000.
As well as the drugs, three men, aged 39, 20, and 19, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs, and remain in custody.
Speaking about the operation, Detective Constable Jake Orr urged anyone who may have information to come forward.
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He said: "Today's warrants have led to a substantial find and are a huge step in our on-going commitment to tackling drugs and the distribution of them across Greater Manchester.
"There is always a lot of work going on behind the scenes to tackle drugs and I would ask the community to come forward with any information that may assist us."
Earlier this month, a man who attempted to smuggle almost £20,000-worth of drugs through airport security inside his underpants was jailed.
David Whyte, 40, was collared by staff at Manchester Airport where he was set to fly out to Dubai with a female companion.
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Liverpool Crown Court was told Whyte was spotted by security staff on the evening of Sunday 6 October 2019 as he appeared to be trying to avoid the body scanner, which is used to determine if staff need to carry out a physical search.
He was then subjected to a physical search where staff said it quickly became apparent Whyte 'had something concealed in his groin area'.
Whyte, from Liverpool, initially denied having anything illegal on him and began to adjust his waistband prompting staff to ask what he had concealed.
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He then removed a plastic-wrapped package containing a 'substantial amount of white powder and some rolled packages that were brown'.
A police officer working in the airport at the time assisted security officers and Whyte was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply.
Further examination confirmed the contents of the packaging on Whyte's person were cocaine, ketamine and cannabis - totalling almost half a kilogram with a street value of £19,870.
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