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| Hundreds held over alcohol crimes | Hundreds held over alcohol crimes |
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| A total of 362 people have been arrested in Greater Manchester in a major police operation targeting alcohol-related violent crime. | A total of 362 people have been arrested in Greater Manchester in a major police operation targeting alcohol-related violent crime. |
| Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said about 3,000 officers and police staff are involved in Operation Admiral. | Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said about 3,000 officers and police staff are involved in Operation Admiral. |
| Police arrested 280 people on Friday, on top of a further 82 who have been held over the past few days. | Police arrested 280 people on Friday, on top of a further 82 who have been held over the past few days. |
| GMP said despite the scale of the arrests, 999 calls and day-to-day policing would not be affected. | GMP said despite the scale of the arrests, 999 calls and day-to-day policing would not be affected. |
| A deactivated AK47 was recovered from a property at Ashway Clough South in Offerton, Stockport, on Friday morning. | A deactivated AK47 was recovered from a property at Ashway Clough South in Offerton, Stockport, on Friday morning. |
| All too frequently, alcohol is a major cause of aggression Deputy Chief Constable Simon Byrne | All too frequently, alcohol is a major cause of aggression Deputy Chief Constable Simon Byrne |
| Extra prisoner buses have been brought in for those who will be taken directly to court. | Extra prisoner buses have been brought in for those who will be taken directly to court. |
| Officers are also visiting pubs, bars and clubs to make sure they are keeping to licensing agreements. | Officers are also visiting pubs, bars and clubs to make sure they are keeping to licensing agreements. |
| The raids have been co-ordinated with the CPS and courts, the force said, as some of those arrested were already wanted on warrants. | The raids have been co-ordinated with the CPS and courts, the force said, as some of those arrested were already wanted on warrants. |
| The crackdown is in response to a survey by the government revealing that one in three people in north-west England perceive drunk or rowdy behaviour as a big or fairly big problem, the force said. | The crackdown is in response to a survey by the government revealing that one in three people in north-west England perceive drunk or rowdy behaviour as a big or fairly big problem, the force said. |
| GMP Deputy Chief Constable Simon Byrne said: "All too frequently, alcohol is a major cause of aggression and results in innocent people being subjected to violent and unprovoked assaults. | GMP Deputy Chief Constable Simon Byrne said: "All too frequently, alcohol is a major cause of aggression and results in innocent people being subjected to violent and unprovoked assaults. |
| "But this is just the start of an ongoing process that will see Greater Manchester Police continually target those responsible for violent crime until the message sinks in." | "But this is just the start of an ongoing process that will see Greater Manchester Police continually target those responsible for violent crime until the message sinks in." |
| "Response teams are not being directed away from their day-to-day duties, so the public will not experience any delays as a result of the operation," a spokesman said. | "Response teams are not being directed away from their day-to-day duties, so the public will not experience any delays as a result of the operation," a spokesman said. |