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Crackdown on criminality at cannabis farms

A targeted crackdown linked to criminality at cannabis farms in the region sees four people arrested – and a haul of illicit items seized.

Drugs NEROCU News
Published: 09:00 02/05/2025

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Sixteen men sentenced after County Lines operation

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.

Drugs NEROCU News
Published: 09:00 30/04/2025

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Man charged with drugs and money laundering

Last month (16 April), Detectives from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) charged a man from Manchester for drugs and money laundering offences.

Drugs Fraud News NWROCU
Published: 09:00 16/04/2025