A man has been sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment for arranging to commit a child sexual offence against an 11-year-old girl. Following an investigation by officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), Gordon Welch, of Sheffield Road, Portsmouth, was sentenced at Southampton Crown Court on Monday (28/11). Welch...
Specialist officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) have made four arrests as part of the international fraud investigation, Operation Elaborate. SEROCU officers recently conducted two separate early morning warrants in Sussex and Surrey. A 49-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man both from Worthing, were arrested on suspicion of fraud...
A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in supplying Class B drugs and conspiracy to convey drugs into prison. The arrests have been made as part of an investigation led by officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Multi Agency Response to SOC team. A 53-year-old woman...
An NHS hospital employee has been convicted of a child sexual offence after travelling to Southampton intending to have sexual activity with a child. Following an investigation by officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), Robin Hains, of St Mary’s Close, Lavant, Chichester, pleaded guilty at a hearing at Southampton Crown Court on Monday (14/11), to arranging to commit a sexual act upon a...
Officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) have charged a man in connection with an immigration offence. Robbie Hounsham, aged 54, of Ashley Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, was charged via postal requisition yesterday (9/11) with conspiracy to facilitate the unlawful entry and/or attempted entry into the UK of non-EU citizens...
Three men and a woman have been charged in connection with an investigation into firearms supply offences. Benjamin Phillips, aged 43, of London Road, Wokingham, Damon Phillips, aged 24, of no fixed abode, Kenneth Brittan, aged 33, of Munnings Drive, Sandhurst, and Katie Rose Lee, aged 30, also of Munnings Drive, Sandhurst, were charged...
A man has been convicted of a child sexual offence after travelling to Southampton intending to have sexual activity with a child. Following an investigation by officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) Gordon Welch, of Sheffield Road, Portsmouth, pleaded guilty at a hearing at Southampton Crown Court yesterday (31/10), to...
Officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) are appealing for information about the location of two men who are wanted in connection with money laundering offences. Zack Cohen, aged 33, who is also known by birth name Masoom Arif, has links to Ruislip, Pinner, Stanmore and North London. Mohammed Al-Saedi, aged...
Officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) are appealing for information about the location of a man wanted in connection with immigration offences. Terenc Malja, aged 31, who has links to the Isle of Wight, North London, Birmingham, Coventry and the Edinburgh area of Scotland, has been charged with conspiring to facilitate...
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to supply heroin on the Dark Web by officers from the Cyber and Dark Web Unit, part of the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). A total of five warrants were carried out yesterday (26/7) as part of this investigation. Officers from the...