Mohammed ‘Skinny’ Awais [Said] has been charged with attempted murder and remanded in prison. He’s suspected of being a high-ranking member of one of Greater Manchester’s most significant and violent drug gangs, known as the Adam OCG. Martin has been tracking the gang for almost two years. ibid.
The suspected boss of the OCG, Sajid ‘Saj’ Hussain, is the father of the main suspect in the axe attack, Mohammed ‘Skinny’ Awais [Said]. ibid.
They control almost all of the drugs supply in Rochdale. ibid.
Multiple mobile phones were seized from suspected gang members arrested in the wake of the axe attack. ibid.
A drug dealer suspected of working for the Adam gang has been arrested. ibid.
Widespread grooming of children to deal drugs by the Adam OCG … Yet the full scale of the grooming remains unknown. ibid.
Martin believes he has enough evidence to warrant a mass raid. ibid.
The 18 suspected Adam gang members are brought into custody to be interviewed. ibid.
The Crown Prosecution Service has been reviewing the team’s file of evidence against the Adam gang and has come to a decision about the proposed charges … The CPS has asked for more evidence. ibid.
Tasked with taking down one of Greater Manchester’s most sophisticated and notorious gangs … the Adam OCG. The Detectives: Taking Down an OCG II
But the Crown Prosecution Service decided there was insufficient evidence to charge. ibid.
With a substantial amount of money and a suspected drug line phone in his bedroom Jawad Ali Khan is arrested. ibid.
The unit believes that the Adam gang is still in control of up to ten drug lines across Rochdale. ibid.
‘We know this gang are exploiting kids but it’s difficult to prove.’ ibid. rozzer
The team now believes it has enough evidence to arrest Ali Asghar Khan for drug dealing and modern day slavery. ibid.
The team seize drugs, guns and arrest multiple street-level dealers. ibid.
A date is set for a retrial: Mohammed ‘Skinny’ Awais [Said]. ibid.
A report that a vulnerable man and his young son have been kidnapped by suspected Adam Gang members after a dispute over money … Four men are apprehended. ibid.
An operation to bring down the area’s most significant drug gang – the Adam OCG. The Detectives: Taking Down an OCG III
Police have found a new witness – a man who was kidnapped by the gang and has admitted working for them has just told police he too witnessed the axe attack. ibid.
Mohammed ‘Skinny’ Awais: The jury retires to consider its verdict … Guilty. ibid.
The unit launches a confidential investigation into the police officer’s activities. ibid.
The police officer is taken outside the Greater Manchester area to be interviewed. ibid.
He [Martin] believes the unit has gathered enough evidence to re-arrest and charge the most significant members of the gang still in the community. ibid.
Almost 100 officers are drafted in from across Greater Manchester to take part in the strike. ibid.
Sajid Hussain and 13 other suspects are taken into custody to be interviewed. ibid.
The Crown Prosecution Services agrees charges for 12 of the suspects. ibid.
7 members of the Adam OCG were convicted with sentences ranging between 2.5 and 9 years. 6 other members of the gang were found guilty after a separate trial. After pleading guilty, Sajid Hussain was convicted of laundering money obtained from the sale of drugs. No charges were brought against him for tax related offences. After a criminal investigation no charges were brought against the police officer. After an internal investigation, no disciplinary proceedings were brought against the police officer. ibid.
Manchester has always been synonymous with organised crime. There’s always been a strong gang culture, and in recent years the city has seen a surge in drug-related violence. One of the city’s most infamous gangs was the Quality Street Gang. British Gangsters: Faces of the Underworld s1e2: Manchester
QSG: More of a loose collection of local criminals who came together for specific jobs when it sorted them. ibid.
Jimmy ‘The Weed’ Donnelly had a violent reputation. ibid.
Jimmy’s brother Arthur was one of the most infamous faces in Manchester … connected to a wide range of criminal activity … Many believe he was the real Godfather of Manchester. ibid.
In 1984, 89 armed robberies had been carried out in Manchester. 12 months later that figure had risen to 139. A new generation of villains had clearly taken over. ibid.
That declaration [of war] from police sparked outrage among the Salford youth and they took to the streets. ibid.
In the early 90s Manchester’s emerging music scene meant that it had some of the most popular clubs in the country ... The ‘door wars’ of Manchester … ibid.