Gold Seized at Manchester Airport Worth £1.8m Awarded to Police

Police discover gold bars worth £1.8m in hand luggage at Manchester Airport

A COURT has ordered that the incredible discovery of five gold bars worth £1.8 million found in a passenger's bag at Manchester Airport can be kept by the police.

Police force allowed to keep £1.8m worth of gold seized at major UK airport

Police have been permitted to keep £1.8million worth of gold seized from Manchester Airport.Greater Manchester Police stopped a man carrying five gold bars in his hand luggage as he prepared to fly abroad in May 2025.The haul totalled more than 15kg of the precious metal.Officers believed the collection of bars could be part of suspected criminality. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Following a months-long investigation by officers in the Econo…

Gold bars worth £1.8m seized from hand luggage at Manchester Airport

Five gold bars valued at £1.8m were found on a man as he prepared to board a plane at Manchester Airport

Gold seized at Manchester Airport worth £1.8m awarded to police

Greater Manchester Police awarded haul after stopping a man attempting to fly abroad with five gold bars.

Police make unbelievable £1.8m discovery inside hand luggage bag at Manchester Airport

Five gold bars valued at a staggering £1.8m were found inside the bag at the airport last year