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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.
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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.
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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.
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Aidan Sayers, 22, is now behind bars after the role he played in the illegal importation of Class A and B drugs into England from the United States of America – estimated to be worth almost £93,000.
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Policing leads have praised the country’s specialist organised crime units for significantly increasing their seizures of class A drugs and dangerous weapons in the last three years.
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Today (Thursday 4 April) at Liverpool Crown Court, a man from Great Crosby has been jailed for 10 years for supplying multi kilos of Class A and B drugs.
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Carl Bennett appeared at Newcastle Crown Court today (Thursday), where he was sentenced for a conspiracy which saw him supplying large quantities of Class A drugs across the North East.
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Over 1 million pounds worth of drugs seized in South Tyneside as part of continued efforts to stamp out illegal drug supply