A man has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after admitting stealing £2 million worth of cryptocurrency from victims around the world. Following a five-year investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) Wybo Wiersma, of Het Weike, Goredijk, the Netherlands, was sentenced today (27/1) at Oxford Crown Court. Yesterday the 40-year-old pleaded...
A man has been jailed for his part in a large conspiracy to supply drugs following an investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). Stuart Wood, of Birds Avenue, Margate was sentenced to 13 years and 10 months’ imprisonment at Aylesbury Crown Court, sitting at Amersham, yesterday (12/1). The 46-year-old is...
Two men and a woman who were involved in the wholesale supply of Class A and Class B drugs throughout the UK have today (6/1) been sentenced to a total of more than 15 years’ imprisonment. Malcolm Floyd, of The Nutshell, Hamhaugh Island, Shepperton, Surrey, pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply a controlled drug...
Eight members of an organised crime group have been sentenced to a total of more than 110 years’ imprisonment for their roles in the supply of a tonne of cocaine and the laundering of £24m. Following an extensive investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), they were sentenced today (23/12) at...
Two men have been charged in connection with an ongoing investigation into firearms supply offences in Berkshire. Mark Dyson, aged 52, of Seymour Court, Crowthorne, and Deyonte Bryan, aged 28, of Severn Way, Reading, were charged yesterday (19/12) with conspiracy to sell or transfer prohibited weapons, contrary to section 5(2)A of the Firearms Act 1968....
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...
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...