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Detectives from the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) have secured jail sentences for organised criminals following their latest investigation into courier fraud.
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The North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) joined forces with the Department for Work and Pensions after intelligence indicated individuals were claiming State Pension and Personal Independence Payments for someone who had died two years ago.
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Drug dealer who conspired to supply quarter-of-a-million work of Class A drugs across the North East has been sentenced to time behind bars.
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Four burglars have been jailed for a total of almost 32 years for their roles in a series of high-value burglaries across the North East.
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Twenty-four addresses targeted, 11 arrests, drugs, weapons, cash seized and…. a chicken.
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A targeted crackdown linked to criminality at cannabis farms in the region sees four people arrested – and a haul of illicit items seized.
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Sixteen members of an organised criminal network who sought to flood the North East with cocaine and heroin have been jailed for a combined total of more than six decades.
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Continued work on cross-border drug dealing sees over 200 arrests and more than 60 deal lines shutdown.
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During March, police across England and Wales have been taking part in dedicated operations targeting those using money laundering to fund wider serious and organised crime like drug and firearm supply, child exploitation, human trafficking, and modern slavery.
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More than 30 officers from Cleveland Police, the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) and Immigration Enforcement took part in a special operation investigating forced labour.