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This morning, officers from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit, working alongside the Immigration Service, carried out warrants at two addresses in Oldham.
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Last week (Friday 20 February) the final eight members of an organised crime group responsible for supplying multi-kilos of Class A and B drugs across the UK have been jailed at Preston Crown Court.
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On Monday 16 February, the NWROCU's Anti-Money Laundering Unit charged a man and a woman as part an investigation into the operation of an escort agency in Birkenhead, Merseyside.
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Troy Batchelor, Luke Mills and James Kulesza have all been jailed following an investigation which prevented more than 12kg of class A drugs leaving UK shores.
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A former prison officer and two inmates have been jailed for more than 11 years after being convicted of being involved in the smuggling of cannabis into HMP Oakwood.
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Ellis Eyles, 24, has been sentenced yesterday (Thursday) at Durham Crown Court, for the role she played in liaising with a prisoner using an illicit mobile phone.
A drug dealer said to be inspired by the film Home Alone to rig his house with trip wires and home-made ‘pipe bombs’ has been sentenced today following an investigation by specialist detectives from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit.
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Shazad Shabir occupied a leading role in a multimillion-pound supply chain across Cambridgeshire but crashed his car minutes before the start of a court trial.
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Project Vigilant has seen some fantastic successes in its initial year in the North East and our partnership work won’t end there with further deployments planned during 2026 to build on the good work already carried out.
Today (Wednesday 4 February), at Preston Crown Court, a staff member employed at HMP Garth has today been sentenced following a detailed investigation into corruption by the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit.