GMP Press Release: Salford man convicted after almost £200k cash found in Cops and Robbers game machine
A Salford man has admitted money laundering and drug offences after police executed three warrants in the Eccles area and seized almost £200,000 and class B drugs.
Anthony Stephenson (04/12/1986), of Westwood Crescent, had been charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled substance and money laundering.
He appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court today (Friday 4 June) where he admitted both counts.
He was arrested on June 3rd after dawn raids at his addresses and two other Salford addresses on Old School Court and Mitcheson Gardens.
The tweet below provides an indication as to the scale of the crimes.
#JACKPOT | #Salford man convicted after almost £200k cash found in Cops and Robbers game machine.
— GMP Salford (@GMPSalford) June 4, 2021
Anthony Stephenson, 34, admitted money laundering and drug offences after warrants by our dedicated team tackling organised crime in the city.
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It was at his address and the Mitcheson Gardens address where officers discovered a large quantity of cash - linked to Stephenson - within locked safe deposit boxes.
A Cops and Robbers gambling machine was also discovered at one of the addresses where much of the £192,210 total was recovered.
Controlled substances packaged for supply, believed to be amphetamine, were also found in Stephenson's possession and he was arrested and taken to custody.
Stephenson has been recalled to prison for a breach of his license conditions and will be sentenced at a later date for the offences he pleaded guilty to today.
A 31-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled substance and he has since been released while enquiries continue.
Read the full story on the Greater Manchester Police website
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