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A 49-year-old man has today, Friday 14 March, been extradited from Brazil and charged with conspiracy to supply and import Class A drugs.
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Yesterday (Monday 10 March), at Manchester Crown Court, Abigail Laidlaw, 28, from Bury, and Troy Beckford, 33, were sentenced following their guilty pleas to charges of misconduct in a public office and smuggling drugs into prison. This sentencing concludes an extensive NWROCU investigation into corruption at HMP Manchester.
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Today (Friday 7 March), eight men who were part of an organised crime group responsible for setting up cannabis farms across the UK, have been sentenced to more than 28 years at Liverpool Crown Court.
Detectives from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit welcome the sentencing of a man from Cheshire for drugs offences.
Detectives from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) have charged three men and two women as part of an extensive investigation into a Bradford-based organised crime group. The group is suspected of smuggling drugs, mobile phones, and other contraband into prisons.
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Today (Friday 14 February), five members of a criminal gang who converted blank firing pistols into lethal guns have been jailed for a total of 68 years at Minshull Crown Court.
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A man from Toxteth has been jailed for 14 years for online child sex offences.
Four members of an organised crime group jailed for their roles in a £250 million drugs conspiracy, have had their sentence increased after a NWROCU refferal to the Court of Appeal.
A man from Rochdale has been jailed for two years and seven months for online child sex offences.
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This week, the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) carried out search warrants at addresses in Burnley and Clitheroe.