UK Policing News

No news story as yet but disgusting behaviour 😡 Guy takes a selfie whilst the officer gets a kick to the head.

Five suspected members of a Bolton-based organised crime group involved in drugs supply and money laundering have been arrested as part of National Crime Agency activity linked to Operation Venetic. NCA officers arrested the first two men, aged 34 and aged 58, on 11 May 2020 for money laundering offences, following a cash handover in Bolton. Surveillance officers had watched the money be transported to a property on nearby property before the men were detained. £400,000 in cash was seized from the property, contained in several bags. As the investigation continued, NCA investigators used intelligence obtained from the EncroChat platform to identify additional members…

A man who tried to use a fake fruit and veg business as a cover for drug trafficking has been jailed for trying to smuggle cocaine worth over a million pounds into the UK. Yesterday [8 July] at Canterbury Crown Court, Narcis-Bogdan Stoica, 29, from Neamt County, Romania, was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to import 15 kilos of Class A drugs – which had a potential street value of an estimated £1.2 million. The National Crime Agency began investigating Stoica after Border Force officials stopped him passing through the Channel Tunnel terminal at Coquelles on 17 April. A search of the van he was driving revealed two purpose built co…

A police officer has been suspended and two others placed on restricted duties after allegedly racist remarks were exchanged on a WhatsApp group under an image of the British actor and writer Kayode Ewumi. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/09/three-uk-police-officers-accused-of-racist-remarks-on-whatsapp

A man from Merseyside has been arrested today as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into the supply of firearms. The 32-year-old man was arrested by NCA officers – with support from Merseyside Police – on suspicion of possession of an illegal firearm and handling stolen goods, at an address in Kirkby. He remains in custody for questioning. Last week the NCA announced that it had been working with international law enforcement since 2016 to target EncroChat – the supplier of encrypted devices used by criminals worldwide to coordinate the planning and distribution of illicit commodities. Today’s arrest stems from Operation Venetic – the UK law enforcement r…

A teetotal shopkeeper who claimed he was testing the feasibility of a no-alcohol zone after being caught drinking carrot juice from a beer can is facing £8,000 in legal costs. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/07/shopkeeper-faces-8k-fine-spotted-drinking-carrot-juice-beer/amp/ Why not pay the £60 fine and get on with his life? Pure stupidity and arrogance from the shopkeeper.

The National Crime Agency can confirm that it has received information regarding allegations of modern slavery and exploitation in the textile industry in Leicester. We are now in the process of assessing that information, alongside our partners, which include Leicestershire Police, HMRC, GLAA, the Health and Safety Executive, Leicester City Council, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue and Home Office Immigration Enforcement. Our primary focus is on the protection of vulnerable people and safeguarding them from harm. As part of that, in recent days NCA officers have joined partners in attending a number of business premises in the Leicester area to assess some of the conce…

Three men have pleaded guilty to a series of drug and firearms offences, following a major investigation by the National Crime Agency. At a hearing at Ipswich Crown Court today (6 July) Irish nationals Thomas Kavanagh, 52, and Gary Vickery, 37, both from Tamworth, and Daniel Canning, 41, from Walkinstown, Dublin, all admitted conspiring to import class A and B drugs, and money laundering. Canning also admitted possessing a firearm and ammunition. All three men will be sentenced following a Newton Hearing relating to Kavanagh’s involvement in the conspiracy, which will take place at the same court on 26 October. NCA Deputy Director of Investigations Matt Horne said…

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