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An operation targeting organised crime groups (OCGs) involved in cannabis cultivation has led to 67 arrests, £6.8 million worth of cannabis and weapons including a 9mm pistol being seized from...
View ArticleFormer prison officer from HMP Portland jailed
A former prison officer at HMP Portland appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday (18 August) and was sentenced to 16 months in prison. Aisha Golsby, age 23, of Trenchard Way in Weymouth,...
View ArticleBristol man guilty of drugs and money laundering offences
A Bristol man has pleaded guilty to drugs and money laundering offences after being arrested by officers from the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) last week. Karl McEwing, 39, from...
View ArticleFour more sentenced for major south west drugs conspiracy
Four people were sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Friday (6 October) for their roles in a major drugs conspiracy that saw at least £3 million worth of cocaine supplied from London and the East...
View ArticlePolice appeal to find wanted man Christopher Barbosa
Officers from the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) are appealing for help to find wanted man Christopher Barbosa, 31, formerly of Dingle View, Sea Mills, Bristol. Barbosa is charged...
View ArticleRegistered sex offender jailed
A man has been jailed after breaching his sexual harm prevention order by sexually communicating with what he believed to be a 13-year-old girl. Daniel Thomas, 33, of Westbury, was caught following a...
View ArticleOrganised crime group jailed for more than 35 years
The head of an organised crime group and his associates who were responsible for supplying millions of pounds worth of drugs across the South West were sentenced on Friday (3 November) at Bristol Crown...
View ArticleMan jailed for planning to abuse child
A man from north London has been sentenced to four years in prison for arranging to meet with an adult to arrange the sexual abuse of a child. Mark Pegram, 65, of Enfield, was sentenced today...
View ArticleImporters of vast amounts of illegal drugs and cigarettes jailed
Two men have been sentenced today (15 December) for the importation of class A and B drugs with a street value of £28.9million. Following a 71-day trial at Isleworth Crown Court, Varun Bhardwaj, 39...
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