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A gunman who tried to convert nine blank-firers into lethal firearms has been jailed for eight years in one of the first cases of its kind.
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Four people have been jailed for conspiring to smuggle items into prison. We launched an investigation into the corrupt behaviour of a prison officer who was working out of HMP Hewell.
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Today (Friday 5 December) eight members of a Lancashire-based organised crime group, responsible for the large-scale supply of Class A and B drugs across the UK have been jailed for more than 69 years in total.
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This morning (Friday 5 December) detectives from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit charged eight men and a woman with drugs offences, following raids that took place in Liverpool, Sefton, and Knowsley yesterday morning.
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This morning (Thursday 4 December) officers from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit, supported by Merseyside Police, carried out warrants across Merseyside as part of an investigation into the production and supply of Class A and B drugs.
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Talented school students from across the region put their cyber skills to the test as part of the third annual Cyber Switch Up competition. Organised by the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YHROCU) the flagship Cyber Prevent event for the region held its finals day last week at the University of Hull. Cyber Switch Up continues to grow year on year, and 2025 was no exception. An outstanding 5,216 young people aged 11 to 17 from schools and colleges across Humberside, North, South and West Yorkshire registered to take part. Of these, 4,555 students (87%) competed in the Online Qualifier, demonstrating exceptional cyber skills, creativity, and determination.
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Project Vigilant is aimed at targeting perpetrator behaviours, which are often displayed before a sexual offence, spiking or theft takes place.
Crime doesn’t pay – no matter how much you fight it.
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One of the two brothers who led a Merseyside-based organised crime group has been sentenced today, marking a major milestone in ‘Operation Subzero’ - one of the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit’s (NWROCU) most significant investigations.
Three arrested after warrants executed at three addresses in Darlington as part of robust action to tackle suspected drug supply.