Following an investigation by the South East Regional Crime Unit (SEROCU) Prison Intelligence Team, a man and a woman have been sentenced for trying to smuggle drugs into prison. On Friday (26/5) at Reading Crown Court, Adam Ward, aged 39, of HMP The Verne and Nicola Hine, aged 50, of Lampton Road, Hounslow were...
Three men and one woman have been convicted in connection with a conspiracy to supply large amounts of cocaine and cannabis to communities across the South East. Following a trial at Winchester Crown Court which concluded today (25/5), Miles Cracknell, aged 45, of no fixed abode, was found guilty of conspiring to supply a...
A 28-year-old man has been convicted of blackmail and unauthorised access to a computer with intent to commit other offences following an investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). Ashley Liles, of Fleetwood, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, pleaded guilty during a hearing at Reading Crown Court on Wednesday (17/5). In February...
A woman has been convicted and jailed for her part in a large-scale drug supply conspiracy, following an investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). Mandeep Kaur of Pocklington Close, London was found guilty by a majority jury of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and a unanimous jury of conspiracy...
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,...
Three men have been sentenced to prison for their part in an organised crime group producing and supplying counterfeit drugs worth more than £20 million. Following an investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), Marc Ward, aged 36, of Queens Road, Fratton, Portsmouth, Charlton Pascal, aged 30, of Arrow Close, Luton,...
A series of warrants have been executed throughout February at locations across the UK as officers took part in work to combat fraud and money laundering in the South East of England. Officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), have carried out six warrants and two additional arrest attempts in coordination...
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...
A man has been jailed for child sex offences following a joint investigation by police in Hampshire and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). In August 2022, 57-year-old Robert Pell struck up a conversation with a person online who he believed to be a 14-year-old boy, and agreed to meet up with...
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...