Officers believe they belong to criminal networks that engage in organised crime
On Tuesday, specialist and Tactical Aid Unit from Rochdale's Challenger Organised Crime Unit cordoned off an area between Stott Lane and Hopwood Road in Middleton and found the trio of weapons buried next to a tree, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Detective Inspector Stuart Round said: “This was an intelligence led recovery of three firearms suspected of belonging to criminal networks who are associated with serious and organised crime.
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