A 35-year-old man has been charged with drugs offences, following an extradition process. Luke Kelly, of no fixed abode, was extradited to the United Kingdom from Spain yesterday (16/1) and charged with the following offences: Two counts of being concerned in supply of class A drugs, namely cocaine One count of possession with intent...
A man from Berkshire who dropped his ID card when throwing mobile phones and cigarettes into a Surrey prison has been jailed. Khurram Azad, aged 38, of Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst , was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment at a Guildford Crown Court hearing on Friday (10/1) after previously pleading guilty to conveying list B...
Seven men have been charged with an array of offences, including fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering, following a SEROCU investigation. The men, from London and West Sussex, were charged in relation to an investigation where over 70 people from across the south, located in Dorset, East Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey...
A 52-year-old man from Surrey already serving 10 years in jail for importing cannabis has been ordered to pay back thousands, after investigations found he had earned nearly £4 million through criminal activity. Michael Rhodes of Alexandra Road, Addlestone, was ordered to pay back £11,105 following a Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) hearing at...
A London man has been jailed for child sexual offences, following a SEROCU investigation. Igor Kutsyy, aged 38, of Mill Harbour, Isle of Dogs, was on Friday (13/12) jailed for a total of three years at Guildford Crown Court in Surrey. He had previously been found guilty in October of six charges, comprising: One count...
Four men from across the south east have been convicted of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, following an investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). Following the conclusion of a trial at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday (10/12), the fourth member of the group was found guilty of one count...
A website which sold a hacking tool purchased by cyber criminals in 124 countries and gave full remote control of victims’ computers has been taken down following an international investigation. 14,500 people across the world purchased the Imminent Monitor Remote Access Trojan (IM RAT) from https://imminentmethods.net for as little as US$25. Once covertly installed...
Size matters… especially when it comes to passwords! That’s the message from specialist cyber crime officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). Many people will already be thinking ahead to Black Friday and Cyber Monday in order to get the best online bargains before Christmas. But shoppers need to beware of...
The UK Government recognises the significant threat from cyber crime to UK businesses, charities, individuals and the educational sector. As part of the national strategy to tackle the threat of cyber crime, the national Cyber Protect network has been created. Led by the City of London Police and that National Police Chief’s Council, the...
The UK has a problem. A large number of young people are committing criminal offences which are contrary to the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Estimates vary, but some figures estimate that 1 in 4 teenagers has attempted something which is illegal under that act. We know that the average age of arrest for cyber...