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...
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...
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...
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 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...