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Mark Freer, 23, set up a designated and sophisticated drug deal line to send out bulk messages to drug users.
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Organised crime groups are using youth vape addiction to lure children into county lines drug operations, a detective has told The Northern Echo.
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Detectives from the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) have once again put organised criminals behind bars after another operation into courier fraud.
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A man has been sentenced following a joint investigation by Cleveland Police and the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU).
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School pupils who have been finding out about the devastation knife crime can cause as part of a pioneering new project met back up with police to speak about what they have learned.
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A strike day has seen robust police work by the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) targeting fraud and illegal streaming of premium Sky content to help defund and dismantle wider organised crime.
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A largescale drug investigation by the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) spanning almost two years has finally come to a close, with a total of 14 criminals sentenced.
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Dozens of arrests have been made with weapons and drugs seized – as Northumbria Police’s largest operation keeps up the heat on suspects.
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A suspected drug dealer who is believed to have fled to Spain in a desperate attempt to evade police has been arrested.
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Last night (Thursday), officers from the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) attended an address on Bowman Street, Darlington with the support of officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Durham Constabulary.