Man found with MACHETE down his trousers after running from police at Metrolink stop

Officers were patrolling a Metrolink stop when the incident unfolded

Police made a worrying discovery after a man decided to run down the tram tracks in south Manchester.

Greater Manchester Police says officers were working at St Werburgh's Road tram stop, in Chorlton, with Transport for Greater Manchester on Monday evening (June 9).

While in attendance, officers from GMP's Transport Unit spotted a man acting suspiciously.

GMP says the officers tried to speak to him, but he began to run down the tram tracks as he tried to escape police.

He was soon caught up and detained by police, who carried out a search and discovered a machete hiding down his trousers.

Officers also seized Class A drugs from the man. He was arrested before his property was searched by police.

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At the address, officers discovered more illegal drugs, plus cash and another machete.

GMP Manchester South shared an image of the moment the man was detained at St Werburgh's Road.

In a post on Facebook, a police spokesperson added: "If you carry drugs or weapons on the transport network you never know, at your next stop might be Transport Unit officers waiting to greet you."

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