0:00:06 > 0:00:08Adam, can you see him?
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Can you see him?
0:00:12 > 0:00:13DOG BARKS
0:00:13 > 0:00:15He can't have just vanished.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Get out! Get out!
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- On your back! - He's got him.- He's got him.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Every day in the UK, the police are on the hunt
0:00:32 > 0:00:34for known and suspected criminals.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Get back from the door!
0:00:36 > 0:00:38They're armed with warrants and big red keys.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42The Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire forces
0:00:42 > 0:00:46have granted exclusive access to their raids.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Police!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Their officers are wearing special equipment
0:00:50 > 0:00:52to give you a cop's-eye view
0:00:52 > 0:00:56and bring you closer to the action than ever before.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59What's your name?!
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Britain's streets are a battleground.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Stay back!
0:01:03 > 0:01:07On one side are the men and women fighting to keep us safe
0:01:07 > 0:01:10and on the other are the wanted.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Manchester -
0:01:20 > 0:01:22a modern city with a modern skyline.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26It's attracted huge investment in recent years,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29but it wasn't always like this.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- REPORTER:- The blazing beacon that lit the night sky above Moss Side
0:01:33 > 0:01:34was, only moments before,
0:01:34 > 0:01:36a hardware store.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Dozens of other shops had to be boarded up
0:01:38 > 0:01:42in the wake of the rioters' first major rampage.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44The mob, black and white, 1,000 in all,
0:01:44 > 0:01:45had already moved swiftly
0:01:45 > 0:01:49to surround and attack Moss Side Police Station.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Back in the '80s, the Moss Side district was notorious
0:01:53 > 0:01:57as the scene of some of Britain's worst ever rioting.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03A decade on and vicious turf wars between drugs gangs
0:02:03 > 0:02:06resulted in a series of shootings,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09earning the city the nickname "Gunchester".
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Amid the drugs, the violence and deprivation,
0:02:14 > 0:02:19the police set up a task force, codenamed Xcalibre.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Initially, Xcalibre was set up
0:02:21 > 0:02:26when gun and gang criminality in Manchester was at its height.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30It was... Its sole focus was to deal with the gang issues
0:02:30 > 0:02:34that evolved around South Manchester and to tackle them head-on.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37One of the offshoots of gangs is its close association with guns
0:02:37 > 0:02:40and the gun-related criminality that comes from that, er...
0:02:40 > 0:02:43and Xcalibre has looked to deal with the firearms threat
0:02:43 > 0:02:45that comes from that.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47It's, I think, one of our straplines
0:02:47 > 0:02:50is creating gun-free streets in Manchester.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53The unit has got results.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Gang-related shootings have fallen by nearly 80%,
0:02:57 > 0:03:01but there are still enough guns and drugs on the streets
0:03:01 > 0:03:03to keep officers busy.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04This is a firearms warrant
0:03:04 > 0:03:07that we're going to be executing this morning.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10The subject of the warrant is Trevor Gayle -
0:03:10 > 0:03:14he does have previous, in 2011 and 2010,
0:03:14 > 0:03:15for possession of cannabis.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22Today's target is 33 and from the Chorlton-cum-Hardy area.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25The police have arrested him before,
0:03:25 > 0:03:28but this time, they think he may possess a gun.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31The purpose of the firearms warrant,
0:03:31 > 0:03:35erm, is in order to search for firearms, ammunition
0:03:35 > 0:03:37and component parts.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Erm, this warrant is as a result of intelligence received.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Now briefed, the Xcalibre team make their way to the target address.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54In charge of executing the warrant
0:03:54 > 0:03:56is PC Bryan Deighton.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Most people, if they've got a firearm,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01they've got it for a reason, erm, so...
0:04:01 > 0:04:03And if it's to hand, the first thing they may do is pick it up
0:04:03 > 0:04:06and start firing, thinking that their life's in danger.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Erm, so if we shout "police", we knock on first,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11give them a chance to come and answer the door
0:04:11 > 0:04:14and realise it's us, it makes sure we're safe
0:04:14 > 0:04:16and everything's done in a...a nice safe manner.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21I'll just follow you up.
0:04:22 > 0:04:23Where are you going?
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Police!
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Police, open the door! It's going in!
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Hello, mate. Is it just you, mate? Anyone else here?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04The intelligence has proved reliable.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08The man at the door is their suspect, Trevor Gayle.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Clear!- One more, one more.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Show me your hands, show me your hands.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17And the officers find a second man inside.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18They detain him too.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20OK, we need to make sure the address is...
0:05:20 > 0:05:21Here you are, mate.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Got anything on you at all, any sharps or anything, mate?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Right, Trevor - we've got a firearms warrant
0:05:30 > 0:05:32to execute at the premises.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33- OK?- Yeah. - Now I can obviously smell...
0:05:33 > 0:05:36There's quite a strong smell of cannabis in here,
0:05:36 > 0:05:37which isn't related to the warrant.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Yeah.- Is there anything inside the address for officers' safety...?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Bearing in mind officers are going to be searching,
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- is there anything that could cause them harm inside the address?- No.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49The address has been secured and two people in the address -
0:05:49 > 0:05:52obviously one's answered us when we've knocked on.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Both have been secured in one room now,
0:05:54 > 0:05:56and basically, we're just getting the search kits
0:05:56 > 0:05:59and we'll systematically search each room in the address,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01see if there's anything here that shouldn't be here.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06The arrest has passed off without the need for force.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Now the search of the property can begin.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23To the east of Manchester lie the Pennines
0:06:23 > 0:06:26and across these hills is West Yorkshire.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Its beautiful country landscapes attract hoards of tourists.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38But its big towns and cities also have their share of urban crime.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42In this police force,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45one man is taking the fight to the criminals
0:06:45 > 0:06:48under the codename Operation Venom.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50We're Operation Venom 6.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Just remind you what Venom's about -
0:06:52 > 0:06:56the whole of this division, operation specialists have gone out
0:06:56 > 0:07:00in a targeted way to engage criminals,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03er, in the communities where they operate,
0:07:03 > 0:07:07where they commit...burglaries, where they cause a load of harm
0:07:07 > 0:07:09and we take control of them
0:07:09 > 0:07:13and we arrest them in order to prevent them committing crime.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Superintendent Pat Casserly's operation is designed
0:07:17 > 0:07:21to eradicate one form of crime in particular.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Burglary is an issue that's blighted West Yorkshire.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Sadly Leeds had a reputation
0:07:26 > 0:07:29of being one of the burglary cities in the country -
0:07:29 > 0:07:31I think the insurance industry
0:07:31 > 0:07:35had the highest, er, insurance premiums of anywhere else.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Every one of those burglaries had a victim -
0:07:39 > 0:07:41someone's home had been invaded by a criminal
0:07:41 > 0:07:44who had taken things that were precious to that family.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47So we've got to reduce serious acquisitive crime,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50we're going to apprehend criminals in our communities
0:07:50 > 0:07:51and on the road network.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53We're going to arrest criminals engaged in crime
0:07:53 > 0:07:55and arrest wanted criminals.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Be lawfully merciless.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02"Lawfully merciless" is the superintendent's catchphrase -
0:08:02 > 0:08:05an approach that he believes is most effective.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Let's look at what the criminals do -
0:08:07 > 0:08:09they are unlawfully merciless.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13They show no mercy when they enter somebody's home,
0:08:13 > 0:08:17trample all over their home,
0:08:17 > 0:08:19steal their precious items,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21damage their precious items
0:08:21 > 0:08:24and cause massive disruptions and hurt to a family.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26They show no mercy.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29So we are the police, we operate within the law
0:08:29 > 0:08:31but we would show no mercy
0:08:31 > 0:08:33to the criminals that we would engage
0:08:33 > 0:08:35because they showed no mercy to the community.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40If you've got a burglar who's driving without insurance,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43fill your boots, because while that burglar is suffering
0:08:43 > 0:08:46the consequence of prosecution for no insurance
0:08:46 > 0:08:49and you're seizing their car, they're not going out burgling.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55With officers from all over West Yorkshire now fully briefed,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Operation Venom is go.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Well, the convoy's formed up.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05As you see, it's a range of vehicles -
0:09:05 > 0:09:08we've got firearms officers in amongst that lot, road policing,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10the operational support unit,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13but everyone's gone out, all the vehicles that we had
0:09:13 > 0:09:14have gone on the street -
0:09:14 > 0:09:16it does give a message to the public that we're out in force
0:09:16 > 0:09:18and we're very proud of what we do.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24This high-visibility operation will run for a whole weekend
0:09:24 > 0:09:28and West Yorkshire officers will be hunting down criminal activity,
0:09:28 > 0:09:30day and night.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47THUMPING ON DOOR
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Police, open the door! It's going in!
0:09:51 > 0:09:57In Manchester, the Xcalibre team have executed a firearms warrant.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Hello, mate. Is it just you, mate? Anyone else here?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06They've detained their wanted man, Trevor Gayle,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09and are now searching his flat for any evidence.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22In one of the bedrooms,
0:10:22 > 0:10:27an officer finds a bullet hidden inside a cardboard tube.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31This is evidence enough to arrest Gayle and the other occupant.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Right, gents, you're both under arrest at this moment in time
0:10:34 > 0:10:37on suspicion of possession of ammunition.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention
0:10:40 > 0:10:42when questioned something which you later rely on in court.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
0:10:45 > 0:10:51The search for firearms has also turned up evidence of drug crime.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53We've recovered a single round
0:10:53 > 0:10:55of what looks to be .22 rim-fire ammunition,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58a quantity of crack and a quantity of cannabis.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00The warrant to get us in the address
0:11:00 > 0:11:03is for firearms and ammunition, component parts.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05As a result of what's been found,
0:11:05 > 0:11:09that, erm, ammunition, as well as drugs,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11we also look for other evidence
0:11:11 > 0:11:13as well as the...the obvious evidence -
0:11:13 > 0:11:17we look for other things such as mobile phones, SIM cards,
0:11:17 > 0:11:19debtors' lists, all sorts of surrounding evidence
0:11:19 > 0:11:22which can help build a stronger case.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Although Gayle told officers
0:11:27 > 0:11:29there was nothing dangerous in the flat,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32the search proves otherwise.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Soon, they discover more incriminating evidence.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37What have you found?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Er, in a plastic bag concealed at the top of the wardrobe there,
0:11:40 > 0:11:45erm, a number of cartridges, possibly shotgun,
0:11:45 > 0:11:46and some ammunition.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Obviously we'll seize that, take it back for evidence
0:11:48 > 0:11:52and, er, see what they say about it at interview.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Finally, in a bedroom,
0:11:55 > 0:12:00they find a suspiciously-shaped object hidden inside a sock.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Could this be what the team came looking for?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06We can't confirm what it is, but being that shape of sock,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08we're searching this room for now.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10What happens now is Firearms will come
0:12:10 > 0:12:14and also, erm, SOC, or Scenes of Crime Officer'll come.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17The firearms officer will basically look at it,
0:12:17 > 0:12:19identify it and see if it is a gun and make it safe.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Officers take Gayle into custody for questioning,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27but they still have to build their case against him.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30We have to prove that somebody's had that in their possession.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32They could have many defences -
0:12:32 > 0:12:34they could even say they didn't know it was there,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37so it's down to us now to prove that they did know it was there
0:12:37 > 0:12:40and it was in their possession and under their control.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Scenes of Crime Officers specially trained in handling evidence
0:12:47 > 0:12:49arrive at the flat.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56A firearms officer has also been called in.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08It's their job to retrieve the object inside the sock,
0:13:08 > 0:13:10slowly and safely.
0:13:14 > 0:13:20- .22.- Is it still cocked? - Obviously it's clear.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- As long as you're 100% it's clear, mate, yeah.- Oh, God, yeah, yeah.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29The currency for guns is high.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34They are worth a lot of money and they are incredibly hard to find
0:13:34 > 0:13:35and people are aware of police tactics -
0:13:35 > 0:13:39criminals will know that, erm, you know, we search houses.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43They know what we do and they try and react to what we do.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45So to find a firearm is a real result for us.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01SIRENS WAIL
0:14:01 > 0:14:04In Leeds, Operation Venom is underway.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08All units of the West Yorkshire Police Force
0:14:08 > 0:14:11are out on the streets, on the lookout for the wanted
0:14:11 > 0:14:13and any other crimes.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Superintendent Pat Casserly, the man in charge,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21joins his officers on the ground.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23I still go out - every month,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25I go out on patrol with someone from here,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I try to put myself out with all the different departments,
0:14:28 > 0:14:30but I go out with my officers.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33When I go out on patrol, yes, I still have my rank
0:14:33 > 0:14:34and I still have my responsibility
0:14:34 > 0:14:36but in the main, it...
0:14:36 > 0:14:38I operate as two police officers
0:14:38 > 0:14:41out there dealing with the member of the public,
0:14:41 > 0:14:43and to be fair, the public don't recognise my rank -
0:14:43 > 0:14:45I wear the same uniform as everybody else.
0:14:45 > 0:14:51Today, his partner on patrol is PC James Farrar.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52I think it was a male driving.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Is there anyone else on the insurance?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Righty ho, it's started, then, in't it?
0:15:02 > 0:15:07First incident - a driver ahead carrying out a suspicious manoeuvre.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11This guy, he's just pulled out, but then pulled up again.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- Might have just found a better parking space.- Maybe.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15What does it look like? It looks...
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Pink air freshener, though - let's have a chat.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Pink air freshener, thinking maybe a lady's car.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- Has it got insurance? - Righty oh...
0:15:25 > 0:15:28It's just inconsistent with a guy who's a manual worker -
0:15:28 > 0:15:31why's he got a pink air freshener in the car?
0:15:31 > 0:15:32It might be someone else's car.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34'So let's go and talk to the guy.'
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- Hi, buddy, are you all right? - All right, sir.- Yeah.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Anyone...else use the car? - No, no.- Just you?
0:15:40 > 0:15:41We're just in the area
0:15:41 > 0:15:44cos there's...a lot of burglaries, all right, so...
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Oh, don't tell me I look like a burglar!
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Certainly not, you look like a working lad,
0:15:48 > 0:15:49it was just the manoeuvre you pulled.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Oh, yeah, no, cos I came from over there...
0:15:51 > 0:15:54The shop guy said, "You shouldn't park on that side
0:15:54 > 0:15:56"because there's cars coming"...
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Now we've stopped and spoken to you, that's understandable.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02The officers ask the driver to produce his documents.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03It's got my MOT in.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Yeah, MOT's fine, recent as well.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Good hit, that, mate, cheers.
0:16:09 > 0:16:10We will have to check this, all right?
0:16:10 > 0:16:13It's all right - I'm just waiting for the official papers,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15this is just what I got off the internet for now.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- You've had it three week, though. - Well, it's about three weeks.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21All right, he's just going to ring the insurance brokers
0:16:21 > 0:16:22or the insurance bureau.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- Yeah. - Just check that you're insured.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26OK, thanks very much.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30You too - bye-bye.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32The information comes through -
0:16:32 > 0:16:34information that spells trouble for the driver.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Oh, dear.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42That...that there is an internet quote,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45it's not a...a policy, so he's not insured.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50That...that paperwork there, I've spoke to MIB -
0:16:50 > 0:16:54it relates to a quote for a policy, but that insurance company
0:16:54 > 0:16:57have confirmed that a policy's never been taken out with them.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00All right, so can you just come and have a seat in car?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02I just need to fill out some paperwork.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Our computer's showing no insurance.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- You've produced these documents - am I right?- Yeah.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15This is a quote it's not... Nothing's been paid, OK?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17All right - so what will happen is I'm going to issue you
0:17:17 > 0:17:19with what we call a Traffic Offence Report
0:17:19 > 0:17:21and I'll inform you that you'll be reported
0:17:21 > 0:17:23for consideration of prosecution
0:17:23 > 0:17:25for the offences of driving a motor vehicle on the road
0:17:25 > 0:17:27without...without insurance, all right?
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Your vehicle will be seized now, all right?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32The main thing is we need the car insured - it's not insured now.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- No, yeah, I understand. - Yeah. So we'll...
0:17:34 > 0:17:37You get it insured then you can have it back.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40He's got this insurance policy summary off the internet -
0:17:40 > 0:17:42a quote, in essence.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44On this occasion, we were able to establish
0:17:44 > 0:17:48that he wasn't in fact insured, and, you know...
0:17:48 > 0:17:50we could have saved somebody a lot of hassle down the road
0:17:50 > 0:17:53if he'd have collided with them as an uninsured driver.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57So although we're in this area targeting burglars,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59tier-two criminals, organised crime gangs,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02we deal with any offences that we're faced with.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05The driver was later found guilty
0:18:05 > 0:18:10of using a motor vehicle on the road with no insurance.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15He received six points on his licence and an £800 fine.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19For PC Farrar, it was the first law breaker booked
0:18:19 > 0:18:20under Operation Venom.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25I invest a lot of time and effort in the next generation
0:18:25 > 0:18:30that will have fresh ideas, insight and awareness,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32particularly an awareness of young people
0:18:32 > 0:18:34that we can then capitalise on and build on
0:18:34 > 0:18:37and for them to be encouraged and nurtured
0:18:37 > 0:18:40so they can be the future of...of British policing.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54The Greater Manchester Police Xcalibre team
0:18:54 > 0:18:59have spent more than a decade fighting to cut gun and drug crime.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03New to this specialist task force
0:19:03 > 0:19:06is Police Constable Charlotte Wilkinson.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08It's really busy
0:19:08 > 0:19:09and it's very challenging as well -
0:19:09 > 0:19:12there isn't a lot of us and if you can imagine,
0:19:12 > 0:19:14we're dealing with quite, erm...
0:19:15 > 0:19:18..quite a number of different things that are happening in a small area -
0:19:18 > 0:19:20things like organised crime and drugs
0:19:20 > 0:19:22and also the use of firearms.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Although it looks as though things are decreasing,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28that problem hasn't gone away.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Right, I'm Charlotte Wilkinson.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33I'm based in the Xcalibre Task Force.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Today, we're going to be executing
0:19:35 > 0:19:39a Section 23 Misuse of Drugs Act warrant, erm...
0:19:39 > 0:19:41It's a landmark day for the PC
0:19:41 > 0:19:44as she's about to lead an operation to execute a warrant
0:19:44 > 0:19:47for the first time with the Xcalibre team.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51The target is Ethan McDuffus -
0:19:51 > 0:19:55according to a tip-off, he's suspected of dealing drugs.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Now the team are preparing to raid the house
0:19:58 > 0:20:00where they believe he's staying.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02So if we approach it from here,
0:20:02 > 0:20:05try and get somewhere along this street
0:20:05 > 0:20:08and the door is just here on the front.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Ethan has been linked to that address,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14via telecommunications investigation.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Erm, when conducting the search, officers'll look for the following -
0:20:17 > 0:20:22mobile phones relating to Ethan and anybody else that's present,
0:20:22 > 0:20:24we can assess that whilst we're there.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28He's suggested a high-vis knock on for the entry,
0:20:28 > 0:20:30and if we don't get a suitable response,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33then the door can be forced cos it is a Class A drugs warrant,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36so, erm, we do need to get in there quite quickly.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Thanks a lot.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45We receive pieces of intelligence on a daily basis,
0:20:45 > 0:20:47erm, from all kinds of places
0:20:47 > 0:20:50and this was the first piece of intelligence
0:20:50 > 0:20:51that I was given in the office,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54erm, for me to develop, really.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59It's daunting in terms of this was my first warrant in this office,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02so your reputation rides on it a bit,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06but really, you just don't want it to be a flop in a new office
0:21:06 > 0:21:08full of new colleagues.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15Charlotte has called in
0:21:15 > 0:21:18the specially trained Tactical Aid Unit
0:21:18 > 0:21:21as they may need to use force to enter the property.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Open the door!
0:21:32 > 0:21:35THUMPING
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Good morning - we've got a warrant at this address.- For what?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- A drugs warrant.- For what?! - Let me in and I'll explain.- For who?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Let me in...- For who, though? - Come and sit down...
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- You live here, don't you?- Yeah. - Come in this room with me and I'll speak to you.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49We'll be coming in anyway, we've got a warrant.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51YELLING
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- We have a warrant for the address, yeah.- Move, now!
0:21:54 > 0:21:55- Come in here.- This is not right.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57So we're just waiting now for them
0:21:57 > 0:22:00to secure all the people that are inside the address.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Erm, we've covered this corner.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04I'm not sure which windows relate to this property
0:22:04 > 0:22:06to make sure nothing's thrown from the windows
0:22:06 > 0:22:08and then when they give us a nod, we'll go in.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13With the Tactical Aid Unit inside the house,
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Charlotte and her team will soon learn
0:22:15 > 0:22:19whether the intelligence they've been working on is correct.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32In West Yorkshire, day has turned to night,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36but Operation Venom continues around the clock.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41In charge of this show of strength is Superintendent Pat Casserly.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47He's deployed all available officers to combat a seasonal spike in crime.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Are you aware that your Mercedes
0:22:49 > 0:22:52stolen in your knife-point robbery has been found?
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Operation Venom causes a drop in criminal activity
0:22:56 > 0:22:57each time it's run.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00There's a clear link
0:23:00 > 0:23:01between confidence and performance
0:23:01 > 0:23:03with everybody, in every line of work.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07The effect on our police officers is that they feel confident,
0:23:07 > 0:23:09so their performance is high.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12The converse of that is the criminal.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14The criminal who is on the back foot,
0:23:14 > 0:23:16the criminal who can't commit crime
0:23:16 > 0:23:18because the...cops are there all the time.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Report of a burglary in progress.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25It's been reported by a taxi driver,
0:23:25 > 0:23:30seeing the male climbing into a first floor window of a...a house.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Part of tonight's increased presence on the streets
0:23:35 > 0:23:38are officers Chris Haigh and Richard Tarkenenso.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43So there's several units making their way to the area.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50The officers are on their way to the Seacroft area of Leeds
0:23:50 > 0:23:53where a resident has reported a burglary taking place
0:23:53 > 0:23:54in the early hours.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57At that time, you've still got your potential
0:23:57 > 0:23:59for burglars to be out and about.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01It's that time between where they stop coming out
0:24:01 > 0:24:03and they're still out and active.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06So we thought we'd make us way into t'area,
0:24:06 > 0:24:08er, just to do a bit of high-vis patrol,
0:24:08 > 0:24:12get into t'side streets, do a bit of snooping
0:24:12 > 0:24:14and see what we come across.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20You got any description on the suspect?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22White male with a hoody, that's all they got.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26There's lot of things I'm thinking about when a call comes in -
0:24:26 > 0:24:29adrenaline, you get that adrenaline rush,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32there's somebody committing crime, that's what I'm here for,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35it's my job as a police officer to reduce crime,
0:24:35 > 0:24:38make us communities feel safer, so the quicker we get there,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41there's a good chance that we're going to get somebody.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44By the time the patrol arrives,
0:24:44 > 0:24:49another team of officers have detained a teenage suspect.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51We caught him coming away from the address.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52Apparently been at a party
0:24:52 > 0:24:54and swore that he doesn't know where he's been
0:24:54 > 0:24:57and he's lent a bike off someone, he doesn't know who it's off.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00I'm not, ah... I'm not a thief.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- Don't put that on me. - What's your name, mate?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04You can arrest me if you want
0:25:04 > 0:25:06but I ain't done anything, I promise you.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- Where d'you get the bike from, mate? - I've just lent it.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11I'm telling the truth, I'm not lying at...
0:25:11 > 0:25:15Well, information we've got is that it's come from an address up t'street.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Can someone confirm it, then?
0:25:20 > 0:25:21WOMAN: No, he's here!
0:25:21 > 0:25:24There's someone running back there, someone's running round the back.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Suddenly a radio message - a neighbour has reported
0:25:27 > 0:25:30a second suspect running through gardens nearby.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Adam!- Yeah? - Can you see him?
0:25:36 > 0:25:37Are you there, Chris?
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Don't want to go too far.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44He's jumped over one of the fences back there,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47so we need to really try and contain this area the best we can,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50see what we can get round.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51There's no dog available.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55I can hear him.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06Adam, is that you?
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Can you see him?
0:26:10 > 0:26:12He can't have just vanished.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17He's there.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Get out! Get out!
0:26:34 > 0:26:38- You got him?- On your back! - He's got him.- He's got him.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43One detained, XW.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Officer Haigh's perseverance has paid off.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Yes, yes, we've got him now. Can I have a van, please?
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Nice one. Have you got him?
0:27:01 > 0:27:03You're locked up, kid - suspicion of burglary.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06You don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence
0:27:06 > 0:27:08if you don't mention when questioned
0:27:08 > 0:27:11something which you later rely on in court.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13All officers are the same - we all want to catch him, you know?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16It becomes personal. That's what we're here to do,
0:27:16 > 0:27:17we're here to reduce crime.
0:27:19 > 0:27:20What's your name, fella?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23'We're here to make sure that us communities feels safer
0:27:23 > 0:27:25'and, you know, we all take'
0:27:25 > 0:27:27a personal pride in this job
0:27:27 > 0:27:30and we want to catch 'em, we want to fetch 'em to justice.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36With two suspects detained on suspicion of burglary,
0:27:36 > 0:27:39it's a positive result for the two officers
0:27:39 > 0:27:41and for Operation Venom.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45All right, sit there, put your bum forward.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Let's face it, burglars are cowards
0:27:48 > 0:27:51and all they need is that capable guardian
0:27:51 > 0:27:55who's stronger and more ethical than they are to front them up and say,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57"We're here, we're protecting vulnerable people
0:27:57 > 0:27:59"and we're coming for you."
0:27:59 > 0:28:00Job's a carrot.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02The reasonable people are massively reassured
0:28:02 > 0:28:05and grateful for our presence.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08The criminals, good luck to 'em, cos they'll need it.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09Well done, sir!
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Earlier, in the Rusholme area
0:28:27 > 0:28:28of South Manchester...
0:28:28 > 0:28:30THUDDING
0:28:30 > 0:28:33..the Xcalibre team executed a warrant.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38They're looking for Ethan McDuffus
0:28:38 > 0:28:42who, according to intelligence, has been drug dealing.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Good morning - we've got a warrant for this address, a drugs warrant.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49- For what?! - Let me in and I'll explain.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- We have a warrant for the address. We do.- Move, now!
0:28:53 > 0:28:55We've got the nod, Rolo.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59PC Charlotte Wilkinson's in charge of the operation.
0:29:01 > 0:29:02Hello.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Pardon? I'll explain now. Is it just you in the house?
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- And the kids.- Who are your kids? - They're two teenagers.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13When I joined the police, my tutor said to me,
0:29:13 > 0:29:15"Go into every address with your slippers on
0:29:15 > 0:29:18"and if you need to put your work boots on when you get there,
0:29:18 > 0:29:22"then you can, but never go in with your work boots on."
0:29:22 > 0:29:24I understand that now. It didn't really make much sense to me,
0:29:24 > 0:29:28but there's no point speaking to them in the same tone
0:29:28 > 0:29:31straight from the off because then you have nowhere to go.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33There's no way of bringing either of you down,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35so just talk to them, really.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37We've got a drugs warrant to search this premises.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- All right.- OK? Right, so... - You won't find nothing in here.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44The team now begin a search for their wanted man.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47It's a short one.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Hello, are you all right?
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- You all right? Who else you with? - What's your name, mate?
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Ethan. Ethan.- Ethan. - Ethan, come this way, mate.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00Now with their suspect detained, they can start another search,
0:30:00 > 0:30:01this time for drugs.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08The evidence isn't hard to come by - the officers make significant finds.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Numerous bags of cannabis, some in quite large quantities,
0:30:13 > 0:30:19and the street value was just short of £1,700 worth of cannabis.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Obviously numerous snap bags, scales to weigh the cannabis out.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25There was a number of mobile phones.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27There was photographs and evidence
0:30:27 > 0:30:31on some of those mobile phones seized of obvious drug use,
0:30:31 > 0:30:34so really everything that you would hope to find
0:30:34 > 0:30:37when you're looking at investigating the offence
0:30:37 > 0:30:41of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46It's plenty of evidence for Charlotte to arrest her suspect.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49At this time, you're under arrest on suspicion
0:30:49 > 0:30:51of possession of cannabis with intent to supply.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54You do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence
0:30:54 > 0:30:56if you do not mention when questioned
0:30:56 > 0:30:57something which you later rely on in court.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Anything that you do say may be given in evidence.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Your arrest is necessary for the prompt and effective investigation of this case.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06What we're going to do is get you down to Longsight Police Station
0:31:06 > 0:31:08and you'll be interviewed about it, OK?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Once again, a tip-off to the Xcalibre team
0:31:12 > 0:31:15has turned out to be correct
0:31:15 > 0:31:19and another suspected drug dealer is on his way to custody.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21It sends a really positive message,
0:31:21 > 0:31:25not only to show that police are active in the community
0:31:25 > 0:31:28and we will stop antisocial behaviour and things like that,
0:31:28 > 0:31:31but also when we execute a warrant,
0:31:31 > 0:31:34it's nice to see people being arrested
0:31:34 > 0:31:35and we don't arrest people for nothing,
0:31:35 > 0:31:38so it sends a message out to the community
0:31:38 > 0:31:39that it won't be tolerated.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Ethan McDuffus was later found guilty
0:31:44 > 0:31:46for possession of drugs with intent to supply.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50He received an eight-month suspended sentence
0:31:50 > 0:31:53and a drug rehabilitation order.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58He had to carry out unpaid work and pay £100 in costs.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11In West Yorkshire,
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Operation Venom is in its final stages.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20All available officers have been deployed
0:32:20 > 0:32:23in a visible show of strength to combat crime
0:32:23 > 0:32:26and the initiative has delivered results.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30I feel very proud, but I can't help but also be very nervous
0:32:30 > 0:32:32because every time I run an operation,
0:32:32 > 0:32:34it actually gets more nervous
0:32:34 > 0:32:38on the back of success because everyone's expecting it
0:32:38 > 0:32:40to continue to be a success
0:32:40 > 0:32:42and there's expectations from the officers,
0:32:42 > 0:32:46from my commanders that, "Oh, yes, well, Venom'll deliver, won't it?"
0:32:46 > 0:32:49And there's always that fear that, perhaps this weekend, it might not.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Taking part in today's Venom deployment
0:32:55 > 0:32:58are PCs Lee Moody and Dave Lockwood.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02They're on duty on the M621 motorway.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06We've just been driving from Wakefield
0:33:06 > 0:33:09to go towards Leeds, where we're deployed this evening,
0:33:09 > 0:33:11and the driver of this vehicle in front
0:33:11 > 0:33:13has been driving without a seatbelt,
0:33:13 > 0:33:15using his mobile phone at the same time.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17We're going to stop him, talk to him about his driving
0:33:17 > 0:33:20and, er, take positive action.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23If you've got someone who's driving a vehicle, a lethal weapon,
0:33:23 > 0:33:24and not paying attention
0:33:24 > 0:33:28and they're not paying attention because they're distracted,
0:33:28 > 0:33:31they're on the mobile phone, they're not, er, fit to drive
0:33:31 > 0:33:34because they're drunk or they've taken drugs
0:33:34 > 0:33:37or they're not an insured driver, they've not got a full licence,
0:33:37 > 0:33:39we should challenge that
0:33:39 > 0:33:41to protect other road users and that person.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Given the look of realisation on your face
0:33:44 > 0:33:46that it was a police car driving past,
0:33:46 > 0:33:47you're fully aware of the offences
0:33:47 > 0:33:49of driving whilst using your mobile phone...
0:33:49 > 0:33:51You had your phone in your hand,
0:33:51 > 0:33:53you were touching the screen, therefore you were using your phone.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55OK. And also,
0:33:55 > 0:33:57failing to wear your seatbelt, OK?
0:34:00 > 0:34:02As I've driven past you, you are driving
0:34:02 > 0:34:04with your mobile phone in your right hand,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06tapping the screen.
0:34:06 > 0:34:07You were.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Right, it will...
0:34:10 > 0:34:11Are you going to stop talking?
0:34:13 > 0:34:14Are you going to stop talking?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19I'm going to ask you not swear cos I'm not swearing at you
0:34:19 > 0:34:20so I'm asking you not to swear at me.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Right, but you're still...
0:34:23 > 0:34:24You're still swearing.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26You're still swearing.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27I'm asking you not to.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31The guy's been quite aggressive, er, in his...in his language.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36He's saying that he's not done what Lee's pointed out, so...
0:34:38 > 0:34:42I think he's calmed down a bit and we're going to go through t'formalities.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47PC Moody wants to know if the driver has valid insurance.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51A simple question, but communication is proving difficult.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52I've asked you if you are able
0:34:52 > 0:34:54to provide me with a registration number
0:34:54 > 0:34:56that's registered against that policy.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58You've stated "no". If you can...
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Right. So what you need to say
0:35:02 > 0:35:04is "Yes, officer, I will be able to do that
0:35:04 > 0:35:06"if I make a quick phone call".
0:35:06 > 0:35:08You're expecting me to search under your name
0:35:08 > 0:35:10for an insurance policy and it doesn't work like that.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14I know, I know.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Just calm down.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Calm down and make the phone call.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22The officers discover that the driver's licence has expired
0:35:22 > 0:35:25and needs renewing as soon as possible.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27So I'm going to give you all the details on here
0:35:27 > 0:35:29and I suggest you need to phone the DVLA up
0:35:29 > 0:35:32and...or pop in...
0:35:33 > 0:35:35..pop into the DV...
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Pop into the DVLA offices at Junction 46
0:35:38 > 0:35:40and go and have a chat with them.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Whether I got bullied or not, sir, is not an issue.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Was there a problem with my upbringing, sir?
0:35:49 > 0:35:51I'm being...
0:35:51 > 0:35:53I'm being perfectly polite to you.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09If we had phrases for something that people said to us...
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Number one, "taxi" as we pass,
0:36:12 > 0:36:14"bullied at school", you know...
0:36:14 > 0:36:15The things that we hear all the time,
0:36:15 > 0:36:17but when people say 'em, I think they think
0:36:17 > 0:36:19it's the first time we've ever heard them.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21But, yeah, it is a level of aggression,
0:36:21 > 0:36:27it's something that we've come to accept in normal policing in the UK.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Erm...people tend to do it a lot.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38There's no requirement to get personal, is there, sir?
0:36:38 > 0:36:40I think he's just winding himself up.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42He's, er, he's been quite insulting towards Lee
0:36:42 > 0:36:47and, er, he's just saying he's had bother with police
0:36:47 > 0:36:48since he were 18, so...
0:36:51 > 0:36:53I get pulled by all this, for what?
0:36:53 > 0:36:54You got pulled by us, sir.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56These gentlemen have come down to assist...
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Is this what taxpayers pay their money for?
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Is this why taxpayers pay their money?
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Dealing with traffic offences, sir? Yes, it is.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04The driver later appeared before the courts
0:37:04 > 0:37:08where he was found guilty of driving on an expired licence
0:37:08 > 0:37:10and not wearing a seatbelt,
0:37:10 > 0:37:14but he was found not guilty of using his mobile phone.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18He was ordered to pay a total of £345.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31In Manchester, the Xcalibre unit's new recruit, PC Charlotte Wilkinson,
0:37:31 > 0:37:35is back from executing her first warrant for the team.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39What motivates me is
0:37:39 > 0:37:40the size of the find, really,
0:37:40 > 0:37:44and seeing what we can find, erm, in properties
0:37:44 > 0:37:47when we execute warrants, in terms of how...
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Is it going to be a small amount or are we going to find...?
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Is this where they're being kept?
0:37:51 > 0:37:54And in this case, there was still just short
0:37:54 > 0:37:57of £2,000 worth of cannabis there.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58No, I didn't mess up!
0:37:58 > 0:38:00I was quite pleased with it at the end of the day.
0:38:00 > 0:38:06Detective Sergeant Ian Wrench has been on the team for three years
0:38:06 > 0:38:09and is aware of the pressure to get things right.
0:38:09 > 0:38:10It's a great result for Charlotte
0:38:10 > 0:38:13because it helps her become a better police officer.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15It's all about learning, with Charlotte, at the minute,
0:38:15 > 0:38:18learning how to do things, learning with new colleagues,
0:38:18 > 0:38:19like anyone who goes to a new job.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21I'm sure she's keen to impress
0:38:21 > 0:38:24and we've been impressed with what she's done so far.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Earlier, the Xcalibre team arrested Trevor Gayle -
0:38:30 > 0:38:31after executing a warrant,
0:38:31 > 0:38:35they found drugs, ammunition and a firearm at his flat.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39Trevor Gayle basically admitted
0:38:39 > 0:38:42that he had possession of cannabis for his own use,
0:38:42 > 0:38:45heroin and crack...to supply it.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Possession of the ammunition, er, the .22 bullets,
0:38:48 > 0:38:52he's admitted that he's got them and was given them by someone else.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56His account around the firearm is...woolly.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58OK, Trevor, there will be a condition on your bail
0:38:58 > 0:39:00which I believe the officers discussed with you
0:39:00 > 0:39:03to come and sign on to the police station three times a week -
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Monday, Wednesday, Friday between 12 noon and 2pm.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10But the team still have to establish
0:39:10 > 0:39:14whether the gun found at Gayle's flat is real or a replica.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Forensic tests will provide the result
0:39:18 > 0:39:21and the result will determine the eventual charge.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Doctor Philip Seaman is a firearms expert.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33His finding - the weapon is a replica,
0:39:33 > 0:39:35but one that's been modified to fire ammunition.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42The crucial question - could it be used to kill someone?
0:39:42 > 0:39:44So this is a gelatine block
0:39:44 > 0:39:48with a elastic skin simulant material...
0:39:50 > 0:39:52..and that's deemed to be as best as we can get
0:39:52 > 0:39:55to natural skin and body tissue.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59Firing.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08As you can see, there's soot burning around the entry point,
0:40:08 > 0:40:11the skin simulant has been penetrated...
0:40:15 > 0:40:18..and the ball bearing has entered there
0:40:18 > 0:40:22and passed along the gel matrix as far as here.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25And I think this has demonstrated
0:40:25 > 0:40:28it's certainly gone through the skin simulant which,
0:40:28 > 0:40:32if it struck vital organs and vessels,
0:40:32 > 0:40:33could deem to be fatal.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38Yes, the firearm was a live firearm, could be fired,
0:40:38 > 0:40:40so it could kill someone.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43At that point, I know that we've got a good case
0:40:43 > 0:40:44and we can take that to CPS.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49With the gun confirmed as a potentially lethal firearm,
0:40:49 > 0:40:54the charges Trevor Gayle faces are about to become much more serious.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56You are charged with the following offences -
0:40:56 > 0:41:00you do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you do not mention now
0:41:00 > 0:41:02something which you later rely on in court.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Anything that you do say may be given in evidence.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06On the 28th of July, 2014, at Manchester
0:41:06 > 0:41:08in the County of Greater Manchester,
0:41:08 > 0:41:10without an authority of the Secretary of State,
0:41:10 > 0:41:11you had in your possession a firearm,
0:41:11 > 0:41:14namely a self-loading pistol which had a barrel...
0:41:14 > 0:41:17It was probably the longest charge sheet I've ever read out.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18'There was numerous offences -
0:41:18 > 0:41:20'a number to do with firearms and ammunition
0:41:20 > 0:41:22'and also drugs that were found.'
0:41:22 > 0:41:25You had in your possession a quantity of crack cocaine,
0:41:25 > 0:41:29a controlled drug of Class A with intent to supply it to others...
0:41:29 > 0:41:33'I genuinely thought he thought nothing was going to come of it'
0:41:33 > 0:41:36and he'd be brought into the police station that day
0:41:36 > 0:41:38and no further action was taken
0:41:38 > 0:41:41and I thought he looked like a crushed man
0:41:41 > 0:41:44'and that his world had crumbled around him.'
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Contrary to Section 5.3...
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Trevor had a gun because he wanted to have a firearm.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52He's either got it for protection of himself, or to make money.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- Have you got any questions?- No.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57For me, it looks like he had it for protection
0:41:57 > 0:41:59for his drug dealing enterprise,
0:41:59 > 0:42:02because...drug dealers rob drug dealers,
0:42:02 > 0:42:03that's what happens.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05They'll rob each other - there's no...
0:42:05 > 0:42:07There's no honour amongst thieves.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Nah - there's no honour amongst them.
0:42:09 > 0:42:10It's dog eat dog.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Ten months after his arrest,
0:42:15 > 0:42:19Gayle was convicted of possessing a firearm and ammunition
0:42:19 > 0:42:23and of the possession of drugs with intent to supply.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25He was jailed for five years.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31His gun may be off the streets of Manchester,
0:42:31 > 0:42:33but there are many more out there.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36A recent firearms amnesty
0:42:36 > 0:42:39led to more than 200 weapons being handed in.
0:42:42 > 0:42:47Those that are still in circulation will keep the Xcalibre team busy,
0:42:47 > 0:42:51but for the moment, they appear to be winning the war.
0:42:51 > 0:42:56I think it's sad that Manchester got the name Gunchester,
0:42:56 > 0:42:59erm, but I don't think it was wrong, at the time.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02I don't think it's Gunchester now,
0:43:02 > 0:43:06but I think that is massively to do with the Xcalibre Task Force
0:43:06 > 0:43:11and I think without it, I think that South Manchester
0:43:11 > 0:43:13may be a very different place than it is now.