Man charged with child sexual offence

Officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) have charged a 23-year-old man in connection with a child sexual offence. Rhys Redfern, of Buckenham Road, Attleborough, Norfolk has been charged with arranging/facilitating the commission of a child sex offence. He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Lewes...

Trainers and vapes seized in joint operation

A large number of suspected counterfeit trainers and unsafe vapes have been seized following an operation supported by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit’s (SEROCU’s) Disruptions Team. Last week officers from SEROCU joined Buckinghamshire & Surrey Trading Standards, the Anti-Counterfeiting Group, The Intellectual Property Office and Surrey Police at Kempton Market to stop...

Man sentenced for drug supply offences

Following a joint investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) and Thames Valley Police, a man has been sentenced for drug supply offences. At Reading Crown Court on Friday (17/8), Armando Kaci, aged 24, of Regent Street, Reading was sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment. He previously pleaded guilty...

Man charged in connection with drug investigation

Yesterday (9/8) a man was charged in connection with a drug investigation being carried out by the South East Regional Organised Dark Web Unit. Alain Kirunda-Nsiiro, aged 37, of Higham Hill Road, Waltham Forest, London, was charged via postal requisition with one count each of conspiracy to supply a class A drug – heroin...

Unprecedented police operation against organised crime leads to 1,000 arrests and £130 million of cannabis seized

At a scale and pace not seen before, police across England and Wales have coordinated a thousand search warrants against Organised Crime Groups (OCGs), arresting hundreds and seizing firearms, huge amounts of cash and cannabis plants worth approximately £115-£130 million. Throughout June, police located and searched large-scale cannabis grows in the most significant national...

Data breach cyber-attack

On Monday 17 April, The National Smallbore Rifle Association was subject of a data breach cyber-attack.  The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) is leading the investigation with support from the National Crime Agency (NCA). The National Smallbore Rifle Association have informed customers of the breach.  In the event of any data breach,...

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...