UK Policing News

A dealer planning to supply £9m of drugs has been jailed for 17 years following an investigation by our Challenger team in Tameside. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/drug-dealer-jailed-for-17-years-following-investigation-by-gmps-tameside-challenger-team/ Good work by the GMP and a drug dealer off the streets now serving a decent sentence given by the court.👏

McCauley Brooker (31/12/2000) of Eccles and Stephen Wilson (07/08/1995) from Salford were sentenced today after pleading guilty following their involvement in a serious attack. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/duo-sentenced-after-machete-and-firearm-were-used-in-an-oldham-fight/ well they both have them selves to blame and now serving prison time.👍

An unrelenting day of action in Oldham has led to the seizure of multiple e-bikes which were being ridden dangerously and anti-socially, including through public parks where children were playing. Officers also made several arrests for offences including drug supply and traffic violations. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/operation-vulcan-are-taking-the-streets-of-derker-back-from-criminals-using-all-means-available/ Good wok by (NPAS), the Police Motorcycle Unit.👏

A 44-year-old man has been sent to prison for 13 years after he was found guilty of nine child sex offences. https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/in-court/2025/may/man-44-sentenced-to-13-years-for-child-rape/ decent sentence given to this man for his crime.👍

Four drug smugglers have been sentenced over a plot to smuggle more than a ton of cocaine on a fishing boat off the coast of Cornwall, after a National Crime Agency investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/100m-cocaine-plotters-sentenced-for-at-sea-smuggling-bid Good work by the NCA 👏and a decent given by the court and off the streets.👍

Eight people have been charged after suspected cocaine was seized by officers from a specialist crime team in Merseyside. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/eight-charged-after-cocaine-seized-in-liverpool Great work by the NCA and Merseyside police with arrests bringing down this drug gang and stopping drugs getting onto the streets.👏

A man from Oadby has pleaded guilty to several offences relating to bomb hoaxes. https://www.leics.police.uk/news/leicestershire/news/2025/may/oadby-man-pleads-guilty-to-bomb-hoax-offences/ Good they have arrested this time waster and hope the court deal with him 👍

Three men have been charged with multiple drugs offences after an investigation by our Serious and Organised Crime Team. https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/news/warwickshire/news/2025/may/three-people-charged-with-drugs-offences/ Good work by the officers with the arrests and getting drug dealers off the streets.👏

An art dealer from London has become the first person to be charged with a specific offence under section 21A of the Terrorism Act 2000. https://news.met.police.uk/news/art-dealer-charged-as-part-of-investigation-into-terrorist-financing-497067 good arrest by the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit👏

We’ve arrested five retired former GMP officers as part of an investigation into the sexual exploitation of a girl in Manchester in the 1960s. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/five-retired-former-gmp-officers-have-been-arrested-after-an-investigation-into-the-sexual-exploitation-of-a-girl-in-manchester-in-the-1960s/ Not good that 5 ex officers now face charges from the 60s🤔

A man has been jailed for more than 12 years after pleading guilty to dealing class A drugs. https://www.herts.police.uk/news/hertfordshire/news/2025/may-2025/drug-dealer-jailed-for-12-years/ Good work by by the hearts police getting a drug dealer off the streets and given a decent sentence by the court.👏

A man has been arrested after officers located suspected Class A drugs and more than £1,700 in cash in Basingstoke yesterday. https://www.hampshire.police.uk/news/hampshire/news/news/2025/may/man-24-arrested-following-report-of-drug-related-activity-in-basingstoke/ Good arrest by police getting a drug dealer off the streets👏

Approximately £6 million worth in high-end counterfeit goods have been seized by GMP officers and Trading Standards in Rochdale. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/officers-and-trading-standards-seize-an-estimated-6-million-in-counterfeit-goods-from-industrial-units-in-rochdale/ Good work by the GMP and TS by stopping counterfeit goods getting onto the streets 👏

Counter Terrorism Police have arrested five people on suspicion of terrorism offences as part of a proactive investigation, which is being led by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. https://news.met.police.uk/news/five-arrested-as-part-of-counter-terrorism-policing-operation-496898 Good job by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command👏 with the arrest of the men for Terrorism.👍