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Today (Tuesday 18 March), officers from the NWROCU’s Economic Crime Unit executed a warrant and conducted business visits across Cumbria. The operation targeted money laundering, human trafficking, drug offences, and immigration crime in response to concerns raised about an increase in barber shops.
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The final man involved in a series of high-value burglaries across the North East has been convicted.
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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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A suspected drug dealer has been charged after police swooped on a vehicle believed to be linked to the supply of illicit substances.
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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.
Officers arrest five people in connection with reported money laundering offences
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Commitment to North East communities as tackling serious and organised crimes linked to vapes becomes a priority.
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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.