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...
Businesses and organisations in the South East can now get access to an enhanced version of Police CyberAlarm, an award-winning free tool funded by the Home Office which you can access through your local police force. The enhanced version of Police CyberAlarm works alongside an organisation’s current cyber security products, such as the firewall,...
A man convicted of involvement in a plot to import cocaine into the UK has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. Thomas Snell, aged 31, of no fixed abode, was sentenced today (9/6) at Southampton Crown Court. Snell had pleaded guilty to conspiring to fraudulently avoid the prohibition on the importation of a controlled...
A man from Basingstoke and a woman from Isleworth were arrested today (26/5) in connection with an investigation into money laundering and controlling prostitution. Officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) carried out warrants at properties in Basingstoke and London. Two people were subsequently arrested and searches at these properties continue. A...
A man has been found guilty of a cocaine conspiracy involving vast quantities of the drug being imported into the United Kingdom. Mark Hobbs, aged 52, of Monks Way Bournemouth, was today (24/5) found guilty of conspiring to supply a controlled drug of Class A following a seven-week trial at Guildford Crown Court. Richard...
The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) is re-appealing to the public for information about a man wanted in connection with drug supply offences. Officers would like to speak to Charlie Salisbury, from Bicester, Oxfordshire, in connection with an investigation in to a conspiracy to supply a class A drug – cocaine –...
The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) has taken on board more officers to target organised crime groups operating in the communities of the South East. SEROCU is one of nine regional organised crime units nationally which use a variety of specialist capabilities to gather intelligence. It works closely with police forces and...
A man has been arrested by specialist officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) in connection with the supply of controlled drugs and money laundering offences. The man, from Wokingham, was arrested today (26/4) after SEROCU officers executed warrants at two premises in Wokingham, Berkshire, with support from Thames Valley Police...
More than 160 people have been arrested in communities across the south east and in excess of £130,000 cash has been seized, along with drugs and weapons, as part of police and partnership activity targeting county lines drug dealers. Through joint planning and co-ordination involving police forces in the south east, key partners and...
Three men have been convicted of organising crossings across the English Channel to smuggle people into the country. Stephen Redhead, aged 47, of Horsbridge Hill, Newport, Isle of Wight, and Christopher Barber aged 55, of Landguard Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, have today (4/3) been found guilty by a unanimous jury of conspiring to do...