UK Policing News

A man has been jailed following a large-scale money laundering investigation which found that over £17 million in cash had been laundered. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/september/two-people-jailed-following-investigation-into-multi-million-pound-money-laundering-scheme/ Good work by The Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) in bringing them to justice and The recovered funds and other assets will be subject to confiscation.👏

A criminal defence solicitor who became involved in the supply of cocaine and class C drugs is among three men jailed following a major South Wales Police investigation. https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2026/september/solicitor-among-three-convicted-after-major-organised-drugs-investigation/ Good work by SWP in arresting and putting drug dealers behind bars.👏

A former North Wales Police officer has admitted to committing a sexual offence in Old Colwyn earlier this year. https://www.northwales.police.uk/news/north-wales/news/news/2026/september/former-officer-pleads-guilty-to-sexual-offence-at-court/ Good job he has resigned from the force officers like him are a disgrace and not fit to serve the public and hold a warrant card😡

A man will appear in court this morning following the stabbing of a police officer on Tuesday. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-charged-following-stabbing-of-police-officer-513400 Lets hope the court gives the man a long sentence for stabbing a police officer and good job the officer makes a full recovery.👍

Our fight against gun crime in Greater Manchester has seen us take another 63 firearms off the streets between April 2025 and April 2026, as well as bringing some of the region’s most dangerous offenders to justice. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/september/more-than-400-firearms-seized-as-gun-crime-in-greater-manchester-continues-to-fall/ Great job by GMP getting guns off the streets from efforts to disrupt organised crime.👍

Met officers investigating a suspected organised crime group have arrested 17 people following dawn raids at 24 properties in London and four other counties. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-makes-17-arrests-in-major-joint-operation-against-organised-crime-group-513365 Good work by the MET in clamping down on organised crime gangs👏in bringing them to justice.👏

Police confirmed that the mother had been struck on the head and set on fire; she suffered 65% burns, a broken pelvis, broken ribs, and a cut to her liver. She spent two months in a coma and was not expected to survive https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/10-men-jailed-for-130-years-after-setting-a-mother-and-girl-on-fire/ss-AA2d6YO8?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=6abb5a7e4b204bcea45c4e177d83c06c&ei=36#image=2 Seems like this was described as ‘deliberate revenge attack,☹️

Over 30 arrests were made and 10 vehicles seized during a day of intensive police activity in Dudley. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/september/over-30-arrests-made-as-op-advance-successfully-returns-to-dudley/ Good crackdown by WMP on information around potential firearms with Five vehicles were seized for having no insurance and drugs 👏

We’ve charged two people after shots were fired at a house in Birmingham earlier this month. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/september/two-people-charged-with-firearm-offences/ Good arrest by police and a firearm removed Both have been remanded to appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court tomorrow (Mon).👍

Detectives from Northwich Proactive CID have charged a man following a stop check in Weaverham. https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2026/9/man-charged-with-drugs-offences-following-stop-check-near-northwich/ Good stop by police and arrested a drug dealer when officers recovered a large quantity of cocaine and the court remanded him in custody👏

A number of properties are currently being evacuated in the Whelford area following the declaration of a major incident. https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/news/gloucestershire/2026/september/major-incident-declared-in-whelford/ declaration of a major incident. It follows the arrest of several men on suspicion of offences under the explosives act. ☹️

A major drugs supplier has been jailed after pleading guilty to 16 drug supply offences, following a significant GMP investigation that has had a substantial impact on the region's chemsex drug market. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/september/major-drugs-supplier-sentenced-after-investigation-dismantles-key-supply-line/ Good result for GMP in binging down a drug dealer and getting him off the streets and behind bars.👏

An Afghan asylum seeker who was the mastermind behind Britain's 'largest mobile phone smuggling network' that shipped £181million worth of stolen devices has been jailed. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16160581/Afghan-asylum-seeker-masterminded-181million-phone-smuggling-operation-shipping-stolen-devices-UK-China-Dubai-gang-jailed-25-years.html Good work by the MET in bringing the gang that have been selling stolen phones from stolen by phone snatchers across Britain and put the gang behind bars.👏

Four members of an organised crime network involved in plans to flood the UK with hundreds of kilograms of drugs hidden in frozen fish deliveries have been sent to jail following a Met Police investigation. https://news.met.police.uk/news/crime-group-who-concealed-class-a-drugs-in-frozen-fish-imports-sentenced-513201 Good work by the MET in bringing down the drug dealers trying to bring drugs into the UK and the gang now behind bars.👏

Members of an organised criminal gang have been jailed for a combined 100 years after using storage containers on an industrial estate to stash guns, drugs and cash. https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/nottinghamshire/news/news/2026/september/storage-containers-gang-jailed-for-combined-100-years/ Good result for police in bringing down the gang that storing firearms and selling heroin, crack cocaine, cocaine, MDMA and cannabis to street dealers and officers seized a large quantity of cash and drugs, the five firearms removed from getting into the wrong hands and the gang of drug dealers are now behind bars.👏apart from one woman who got sentenced to four months' imp…