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NWROCU detectives have charged two more people as part of Operation Falcon, an investigation in the multi kilo importation and distribution of Class A drugs.
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A former Prison Custody Officer who smuggled contraband into HMP Forest Bank has been jailed today (Friday 3 May).
A Prison Officer who smuggled contraband into HMP Preston for serving inmates is facing time behind bars after being sentenced at Preston Crown Court yesterday (Thursday 2 May).
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Yesterday officers from the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) support detectives from Cleveland Police and the National Crime Agency (NCA) and executed ten warrants at addresses in Middlesbrough, Stockton and Redcar as well as one in Durham and one in Greater Manchester.
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Seven people have been charged with drug supply offences following a number of searches in Burton-on-Trent over the last two days.
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Shaun Wood and Jamie Hines are facing the consequences of their criminal actions after a complex operation by the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU).
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A large cannabis farm discovered in a disused social club in Northumberland and covering three floors has been dismantled.
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A man has been sentenced following seizure of cannabis with street value of nearly £150,000.
This evening (Thursday 18 April) detectives from the NWROCU have charged a further three people in connection with Operation Falcon - an investigation into a large scale drugs conspiracy.
Three men from Manchester and Liverpool have been jailed at Manchester Crown Court for over 36 years after their drugs and firearms deals were uncovered by NWROCU detectives when the encrypted communications platform ‘EncroChat’ was taken down by international law enforcement in 2020.