UK Policing News

A man who was caught leaving his home with more than £160,000 of cash in a carrier bag, has been jailed after Metropolitan Police investigators uncovered his multi-million-pound role in an organised crime group. https://news.met.police.uk/news/couple-who-handled-more-than-ps12m-of-drugs-and-criminal-cash-sentenced-505719 Good work by the MET in bringing down a drug dealer now serving 12 years’ imprisonment but this woman was only sentenced to one year and nine months' imprisonment, suspended for two years should have been jailed for dealing but again another soft sentence given by the judge again🤔

A burglar who stole cars worth more than £300,000 and filmed himself breaking into his victims’ houses has been jailed. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/january/watch-prolific-burglar-jailed-after-filming-himself-inside-properties-and-stolen-cars/ Good work by WMP in getting him behind bars for what he has done filming himself inside properties and stolen cars .👏

Police officers in Surrey are to be evicted from their homes ahead of Angela Rayner’s Renters’ Right Act becoming law. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/police-officers-evicted-over-rayner-s-housing-reforms/ar-AA1VgiMt?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=697c9573fabe4a48b8114311009a6d8c&ei=9 hope the officers fight this and not lose there homes due to this reforms by a woman who is a tax dodger and not fit to make up her own laws.🤬

This is the moment one of our neighbourhood officers tackled a suspected motorbike thief in Birmingham city centre. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/january/watch-bike-thieves-tackled-by-city-centre-pc-as-he-makes-arrest/ Good the officers was on the spot to stop a crime and made a arrest.👏

A five-month Force-wide operation which took place last year saw a reduction in knife crime, an increase in positive outcomes for those who carry knives, and more than 350 knives taken off Northamptonshire’s streets. https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/news/2026/january/operation-to-tackle-serious-violence-delivers-positive-results/ Good crackdown by police keeping the streets safe from drugs and knife crime,👍

Three drug dealers who discussed trading military grade weapons have been jailed for 75 years in total https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic-75-years-in-jail-for-three-drugs-and-firearms-offenders Good sentence given to the drug dealers and firearms that are removed from getting into the wrong hands.👏

Sanctions enablers are increasingly turning to cryptoassets to move and hide illicit funds, including those linked to sanctions evasion. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/ofsi-and-partners-clamp-down-on-the-abuse-of-cryptoassets good teamwork by all who investigate and disrupt criminal activity on gangs who use cryptoassets👍

A Sussex Police officer charged with dangerous driving has been released with no further action to be taken. https://www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/news/news/no-further-action-taken-against-sussex-police-officer/ If he has been cleared of dangerous driving why should The matter remains with Sussex Police’s Professional Standards Department to consider misconduct proceedings.

Seven suspects have been arrested in the United Kingdom as the National Crime Agency collaborated with police and international partners on INTERPOL's largest-ever operation targeting people smuggling and human trafficking. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-liberterra-iii-seven-arrested-during-international-crackdown-on-people-smuggling Good work that the people in people smuggling have been arrested and now face justice by law enforcement.👏

Four members of an organised crime gang have been jailed for almost 50 years following an investigation into a multi‑million‑pound firearms and drugs operation. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/january/gang-jailed-for-47-years-for-producing-drugs-and-supplying-firearms-across-the-country/ Good work by Serious Organised Crime Group in putting this gang behind bars and removed drugs and firearms including AK‑47s, an Uzi, Tec‑9s, a Scorpion, a Grand Power pistol, silencers, and ammunition.👏

We’ve recovered a haul of suspected stolen car parts after discovering them stored in large shipping containers. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/january/operation-skybridge-man-arrested-after-haul-of-suspected-stolen-car-parts-found-in-shipping-containers/ Good stop by officers and he was wanted on suspicion of robbery and burglars and carried out searches at an address in Worcester and discovered two large containers with suspected stolen car parts.👍

We have today, Wednesday 28 January, welcomed the sentencing of two men following separate firearms incidents on Merseyside. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2026/january-2026/two-men-sentenced-following-separate-firearms-incidents-on-merseyside/ Good work by officers with getting drug dealers off the streets and removed a firearm that never now can be used in crime.👏

Working closely with our partners at Walsall Council’s Trading Standards we seized 2,000 illegal cigarettes from a shop. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/january/walsall-officers-working-with-partners-to-take-illegal-cigarettes-off-our-streets/ Shops who sell illegal cigarettes deserve to face justice 👍