UK Policing News

A man has been charged with drugs and firearms offences following an investigation by the Organised Crime Partnership (OCP) – a joint National Crime Agency and Metropolitan Police Service unit. Rafal Jancz, 34, of North London, was arrested yesterday (27 May) in Exeter by Devon & Cornwall Police officers following information supplied by the OCP. Officers seized cocaine from his car. As he was arrested, OCP officers searched his home on Clarence Road in North London and seized a firearm – a Bruni model 92 pistol – with a magazine and 20 rounds of ammunition. A holster and gun oil were also recovered. Jancz was charged with possession with intent to supply class…

A British man has been arrested in Barcelona on suspicion of conspiring to murder two men in the UK. Working with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Greater Manchester Police (GMP), Spanish National Police officers arrested Jamie Rothwell, 33, at an apartment block on Sunday morning. Rothwell, from Salford, Greater Manchester, was wanted by Greater Manchester Police and a European Arrest Warrant had been issued in October 2019. He was wanted for allegedly conspiring to murder two men and also for two counts of conspiring to commit grievous bodily harm. NCA investigators and the agency’s international liaison officers in Spain traced Rothwell, and Spanish partners e…

Police Federations chiefs have hit out after a veteran police officer was taken off duty for two years because a 14-year-old schoolboy made up a "false allegation" that he punched him in the face. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/police-officer-spent-two-years-18306744.amp

A man has been charged after an investigations by the Organised Crime Partnership – the joint National Crime Agency and Metropolitan Police fight against serious organised crime. Amir Shkrela, 27, of London E17, was arrested last night and allegedly found in possession of three kilos of cocaine, £200,000 and a false identity document. He was charged with drug supply offences, money laundering and possession of a false identity document and remanded in custody. He will appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court tomorrow. Detective Chief Inspector Tony O’Sullivan of the Organised Crime Partnership said: “This is another great example of the NCA and Met working side by side …

An alleged drugs trafficker who has been wanted since 2013 was traced and arrested as he celebrated his 45th birthday. David John Walley was arrested by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) on Thursday at a property in Alderley Edge near Manchester. Walley was wanted by the National Crime Agency for alleged trafficking of cocaine and MDMA and possession of false identity documents. The arrest comes as the NCA reveals its work with UK policing has led to the arrests of another 104 fugitives during lockdown. Since 23 March NCA intelligence has led to these arrests on European Arrest Warrants for crimes such as rape, drugs trafficking, sexual exploitation and robbery. And …

A police officer has been rushed to hospital after being attacked by a group of youths he was investigating for a possible breach of Covid-19 guidelines. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-officer-attacked-by-youths-caught-breaking-social-distancing-guidance-a4447926.html

National Crime Agency officers have arrested two men and a woman after £62,700 cash was seized as part of an operation into drugs supply and money laundering in Birmingham. A man, 27, and woman, 24, were stopped by Central Motorway Police Group officers, travelling together on the M6 at j10 yesterday evening (Thursday 21 May). The woman was found with £2,700 cash and a further £30,000 was discovered in the glovebox of the car. Officers from West Mercia police then stopped a second car and arrested a man, 32, near to j5 on the M6, finding a further £30,000 cash in his boot. All three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs and money laundering and rem…

The National Crime Agency and law enforcement partners have seized 25 tonnes of class A drugs and at least £15 million in cash during the Covid-19 lockdown. And the agency alone has made more than 130 arrests for serious and organised crime related offences since lockdown began on March 23. The figures were released during a media briefing delivered by NCA Director General Lynne Owens, alongside Merseyside Police Chief Constable Andy Cooke, who is the national policing lead for crime, and National Police Chiefs Council Chair Martin Hewitt. The whole-system fight against SOC has continued unabated since coronavirus brought huge restrictions to life in the UK a few mon…

South Wales Police has launched an internal investigation after allegations one of its officers told a man he would "make up" finding drugs on him. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/south-wales-police-launches-investigation-18276317.amp