Man jailed for child sex offences

A man has been sentenced to three years and three months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to arranging the commission of a child sex offence when he appeared at Guildford Crown Court today (3 March 2023), following an investigation by Surrey Police’s Paedophile Online Investigation Team and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit. On...

Appeal for information to trace wanted man  

Officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) are appealing for information from the public on the whereabouts of a man wanted in connection with fraud and money laundering offences.  David Farrah-Tunnicliffe, aged 50, is wanted on a bench warrant to appear in court charged with four counts of money laundering, four...

Man jailed for £2m cryptocurrency theft  

A man has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after admitting stealing £2 million worth of cryptocurrency from victims around the world.  Following a five-year investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) Wybo Wiersma, of Het Weike, Goredijk, the Netherlands, was sentenced today (27/1) at Oxford Crown Court.  Yesterday the 40-year-old pleaded...

Man pleads guilty to £2m cryptocurrency theft 

A man has been convicted of stealing more than £2 million of cryptocurrency in a theft which resulted in people losing their businesses and their inheritances.  Following a five-year investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) Wybo Wiersma, of Het Weike, Goredijk, the Netherlands, pleaded guilty to theft today (26/1) on the...

Specialist police targeting criminal kingpins once more, after arresting 3,000 and seizing £100 million in drugs

Specialist police teams dedicated to tackling organised crime across the country made more than 3,000 arrests and seized class A drugs worth over £100 million last year, as they continued to target the UK’s most serious criminals. Throughout 2022, the nine Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs) in England and Wales pursued those behind organised...

Hospital worker jailed for child sexual offence – Sussex 

A hospital employee has been sentenced to three years and two months’ imprisonment after being convicted of a child sexual offence.  Following an investigation by officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), Robin Hains, of St Mary’s Close, Lavant, Chichester, was sentenced at Southampton Crown Court today (13/1).  He pleaded guilty...