UK Policing News

Officers dedicated to Programme Challenger – Greater Manchester’s partnership response to serious and organised crime – are embedded in every district, working tirelessly to disrupt and dismantle criminal networks involved in drug trafficking, exploitation, firearms offences, and money laundering. Recent activity has seen a series of warrants executed in Tameside targeting cannabis importation, alongside the sentencing of the head of a drugs line operating in Leigh. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/september/gmp-challenger-teams-tackle-drugs-leigh-drug-boss-jailed-tameside-raids-lead-to-arrests/ Good work y GMP with arrests and removing d…

Seven men have been given prison sentences totalling almost 40 years after being convicted of their involvement in a major drug supply ring based in the West Midlands. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/september/seven-west-midlands-men-jailed-for-almost-40-years-for-supplying-drugs-across-the-uk/ Good work by the West Midlands Police and the West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit (WM ROCU) in getting the drug dealers behind bars.👏

A qualified pilot who used his light aircraft in a bid to smuggle cocaine into the UK has been jailed for nine years following a National Crime Agency investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/cocaine-pilot-jailed-for-nine-years Good work by BF and NCA in stopping drugs getting into the UK 👏

24 illegal off-road bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters have been seized in Burnley as part of a day of action to tackle anti-social behaviour and nuisance vehicles. https://news.lancashire.police.uk/news/2025/september/24-illegal-off-road-bikes-e-bikes-and-e-scooters-seized-in-burnley-surge-activity/ They are a nuisance vehicles the illegal e-bikes and e-scooters need to be kept off our roads and pavements good on the police clamping down on illegal off-road bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters👏

Officers from the force’s Boson guns and gangs unit executed a warrant at an address in Bedford in February 2024, where they discovered large quantities of Class A and Class B drugs, drug paraphernalia, phones, cash and weapons. https://www.beds.police.uk/news/bedfordshire/news/2025/09-september/drug-dealer-jailed-after-police-warrant-uncovers-key-evidence/ good arrest by officers removing large quantities of Class A and Class B drugs, drug paraphernalia, phones, cash and weapons👏 but the sentence was to low given to this drug dealer.☹️

The final member of a drugs smuggling gang who attempted to import cocaine with a street value of £42 million into the UK on a small boat has been jailed. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/colombian-national-jailed-for-role-in-plot-to-import-over-half-a-tonne-of-cocaine Great work by BF and NCA in stopping drugs getting into the UK and the streets the drug dealer is behind bars.👏

Hundreds of Metropolitan Police officers may have been hired without vetting, as Scotland Yard launches an urgent probe https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2111665/hundreds-met-police-officers-hired-without-vetting Someone has failed to do there job not vetting officers and not good if this has happened.🤔

Two Merseyside men have been jailed for a total of 29 years for their part in the supply of large quantities of Class A and B drugs. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/september-2025/two-merseyside-men-jailed-for-a-total-of-29-years-for-class-a-and-b-drug-supply/ Nice sentence given and drug dealers behind bars.👏

In GMP we have a team of experts that specialise in tackling serious organised crime, including the modern-day issue of drugs being sold on websites and via QR codes. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/september/gmps-specialist-investigators-tackling-drugs-sold-online-and-social-media-sites/ Good work by the GMP in finding out who the drug dealers are to, prevent dangerous drugs and weapons from entering our streets and keep people safe. 👏

The following statement is attributed to Deputy Chief Constable Terry Woods, QPM: https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/september/gmp-superintendent-suspended-from-duty/ A GMP Superintendent has been suspended from duty following an internal allegation of misconduct. The suspension has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which will conduct an initial assessment to determine if an independent investigation is necessary. This incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding police conduct and professionalism within the organization. Cant comment until the full facts a known🤔

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2025-09-18/senior-officer-to-face-misconduct-meeting-for-manchester-arena-response A senior police officer involved in coordinating the tactical police response to the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 will face a misconduct meeting.

A gross misconduct panel has found allegations against an officer involved in an incident in Haringey in 2020 not proven. https://news.met.police.uk/news/misconduct-hearing-finds-allegations-against-officer-involved-in-haringey-incident-in-2020-not-proven-501235 At last what happened On 4 May 2020 the officers case is over but the IOPC directed that PC Mahmood should face a gross misconduct hearing.🤔

10.50am UPDATE: A man aged 32 was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder at around 9.30am this morning. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/september/arrests-after-four-people-shot-in-birmingham-nightclub/ Good work by the WMP who arrested four people after four others were shot at a nightclub in Birmingham today👏

Man jailed for 11 years for rape and child sex offences https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/september/man-jailed-for-11-years-for-rape-and-child-sex-offences/ Good work by the GMP’s Tameside Child Sexual Exploitation team in bringing him to justice and now behind bars.👏

Two teenagers have been arrested and two vehicles have been seized by Operation Skybridge officers in Birmingham. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/september/op-skybridge-teenagers-arrested-and-vehicles-seized-in-birmingham/ Good stop by the officers that lead to the arrest of the boys with the car, which was on false plates, having been used in that theft and Cannabis, nitrous oxide, and a large lock knife were also seized from the car👏