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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.
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A chartered loss adjuster jailed for fraudulently submitting a series of fake insurance claims using relatives’ identities, has been ordered to repay criminal gains of more than £200,000.
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Eight drug dealers have been sentenced to a combined 36 years in prison after police busted a criminal network operating in a Northumberland town.
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Officers are urging the public to remain vigilant after three suspected parcel fraudsters have been arrested across the region after victims lose almost £20k.
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A registered sex offender has been jailed after pleading guilty to online child sex offences.
Yesterday (Wednesday 26 March), at Manchester Crown Court, a corrupt prison officer who formed a relationship with an inmate at HMP Forest Bank has been jailed.
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First-of-its-kind regional policing event brings police and partners together to remain robust in tackling serious and organised crime.
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James Montgomery was the intended recipient of 213 kilos of the Class B drug from California to be delivered to an address in Allerton Bywater, Castleford.
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This evening (Tuesday 25 March) detectives from the North West Regional Crime Unit have charged four men with drugs offences following warrants carried out across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside this morning.