Organised Crime

In the last hour

'Packwhale' who made £3m in cocaine plot told how much he has to pay back Liverpool Echo19:06

In the last 4 hours

Watch: Dozens arrested in organised crime crackdown in Bangor North Wales Chronicle17:14

Yesterday

Organised crime gangs blamed for red paint and graffiti attacks on homes in London Yahoo! UK & Ireland14:48 26-Mar-25

Four suspects named in cross-border drug operation Liverpool Echo09:31 26-Mar-25

Crime gang leader who made £3m from transporting cocaine to pay back £125,000 Wales Online09:25 26-Mar-25

In the last 7 days

Edinburgh's gang war fuelled by global crime syndicate as underworld violence grips the capital Scottish Daily Express22:12 25-Mar-25

Boy, 16, arrested as £1k of cocaine seized in Stoke-on-Trent stop-search Stoke-On-Trent Live19:11 25-Mar-25

Range Rover-driving crack dealer with face tattoos avoid being sent down Stoke-On-Trent Live19:01 25-Mar-25

Four arrested and thousands of pounds of cash and cocaine seized in organised crime squad drugs … Manchester Evening News15:25 25-Mar-25

£10k of drugs, zombie knives and Breitling watch seized as police carry out dawn raids on… Manchester Evening News14:41 25-Mar-25

More funding to combat rural and wildlife crime GOV.UK (Press Release)14:10 25-Mar-25

Two years in jail for cannabis farmer caught with more than 270 plants Shropshire Star14:06 25-Mar-25

Biggest international organised crime threat to UK revealed by top investigators The Mirror13:11 25-Mar-25

Man jailed for drug growing All About Newtown12:14 25-Mar-25

Spoken word used to tackle serious organised crime as fourth EVOLVE operation launched Liverpool Express08:29 25-Mar-25

'We all have a part to play in breaking this vicious cycle': Derry police in drugs warning… Derry Journal08:07 25-Mar-25

Man released on bail following Derry/Londonderry searches Northern Ireland Police (Press Release)07:42 25-Mar-25

Car involved in violent incident stopped by police hour and half later Lancashire Telegraph05:49 25-Mar-25

TikToker creates AI video of UK nations as Mafia bosses Nation.Cymru19:25 24-Mar-25

Man, 42, arrested by detectives investigating drug criminality in Derry / Londonderry Northern Ireland Police (Press Release)18:39 24-Mar-25

Watford man jailed after automatic Glock pistol seized Watford Observer13:04 24-Mar-25

12 weapons, 10kg of drugs and more than £21,000 cash seized by police Liverpool Echo06:32 24-Mar-25

Police are continuing to probe linked organised crime incidents Live Edinburgh News04:16 24-Mar-25

Key figures in Scotland's gang underworld from Daniels, Lyons and Gillespie brothers Glasgow Live16:29 23-Mar-25

Watch This City is Ours trailer: New crime drama starring Sean Bean - Where can I stream This… Birmingham World11:07 23-Mar-25

Vladimir Romanov's first UK interview in a decade: Hearts, Burley, referees, mafia Hearts Standard09:05 22-Mar-25

Killer chopped mum's hands off and kept her remains in cooking pot Get Surrey07:11 22-Mar-25

Steroid abusing top detective who helped put drug kingpins behind bars is struck off The Northern Echo00:47 22-Mar-25

Crime duo jailed for role in mega cannabis network - including factory in Weymouth Dorset Echo15:53 21-Mar-25

Stafford dealer sentenced after drugs found in Range Rover Express & Star14:22 21-Mar-25

Gang's £1m drug empire busted after raids across borough Liverpool Echo23:03 20-Mar-25

Four suspected drug dealers arrested as part of ongoing crime crackdown in Whitechapel Tower Hamlets Council (Press Release)18:32 20-Mar-25

Minor found living in 'squalid' conditions as suspected organised crime gang members… News Letter11:24 20-Mar-25

In the last month

Man arrested after police find sock stuffed with cocaine in car in Rugeley Express & Star16:47 19-Mar-25

Man arrested after sock of cocaine found in car following Rugeley search Express & Star16:37 19-Mar-25

Organised crime cops search two Stoke-on-Trent homes after car stopped Stoke-On-Trent Live15:31 19-Mar-25

He made £800,000 from dealing drugs but only has to pay back £200 Wales Online14:53 19-Mar-25

Police found vulnerable children under a makeshift shelter. It led them to these men Wales Online14:00 19-Mar-25

Police raids on suspected organised crime gangs lead to arrests South Wales Argus23:26 18-Mar-25

Thieves who steal from lorries ‘organised crime’, says MP in crackdown call Evening Standard16:16 18-Mar-25

Illegal tobacco and vapes seized in large scale multi-operation North Somerset Council (Press Release)14:56 18-Mar-25

Renew Bangor targets organised crime Cambrian News13:43 18-Mar-25

Five men charged following Blaenau Gwent drug warrants Abergavenny Chronicle13:08 18-Mar-25

Gang use small aircraft to drop cocaine into Dorset countryside Bournemouth Daily Echo07:02 18-Mar-25

Watch: Five arrested for drug conspiracy after early morning raids across Gwent South Wales Argus23:02 17-Mar-25

Gun and bullets seized as organised crime cops raid two Stoke-on-Trent homes Stoke-On-Trent Live14:43 17-Mar-25

Five in custody as officers target suspected organised crime group Abergavenny Chronicle13:34 17-Mar-25

Multi-agency partnership launched to tackle serious and organised crime in Bangor North Wales Chronicle10:39 17-Mar-25

Sentences increased for Surrey crime gang who stole expensive cars worth £215k Get Surrey08:51 17-Mar-25

Clampdown on serious and organised crime launched in town North Wales Live04:51 17-Mar-25

Cannabis raids see police seize more than £4.5million of drugs Diss Express05:09 16-Mar-25

East Yorkshire drugs gang released £3m of cocaine onto streets of Bridlington Hull Live10:42 15-Mar-25

UK Crime Officer Charged With Stealing 50 Bitcoin During Investigation FinanceFeeds20:22 14-Mar-25

Four jailed for £10k cannabis supply Abergavenny Chronicle15:45 14-Mar-25

U.K. police officer charged with Bitcoin theft worth over £3m crypto.news14:19 14-Mar-25

How to spot signs of organised crime and cannabis grows Dorset Echo13:03 14-Mar-25

Crooked gang posed as workmen to dig up streets and help create Dundee cannabis farms Dundee Courier, Scotland06:15 14-Mar-25

National Crime Agency officer charged after alleged theft of £60,000 of Bitcoin Sky News17:27 13-Mar-25

Devon gang members who helped traffic £40,000 worth of cocaine jailed Exmouth Journal16:55 13-Mar-25

Organised crime gang members jailed Dawlish Gazette16:32 13-Mar-25

Gang members jailed for massive South West drug trafficking plot Cornwall Live16:07 13-Mar-25

Devon gang members jailed for massive South West drug trafficking plot Devon Live15:10 13-Mar-25

Exeter cocaine traffickers jailed Kingsbridge Today, Devon14:45 13-Mar-25

These houses were a magnet for organised crime, then everything changed Liverpool Echo14:44 13-Mar-25

CPS authorises charges against NCA officer The Crown Prosecution Service14:30 13-Mar-25

Problem properties undergo “heavenly” transformation Liverpool Express14:23 13-Mar-25

Gang members jailed for supplying drugs to towns across South West Dawlish Gazette14:20 13-Mar-25

Arrests after cannabis raids in six places across Derbyshire Derbyshire Live13:38 13-Mar-25

The violent decades-long drugs feud that has 'turned Scotland's streets into a war zone' with… MailOnline11:49 13-Mar-25

Large seizure of cannabis and cash following proactive operation at Northern Ireland's main airports Northern Ireland Police (Press Release)11:23 13-Mar-25

Arrest after drugs valued at £150,000 recovered in Wishaw Police Scotland (Press Release)10:02 13-Mar-25

'Screams rang out as I joined police on drugs raid' Bridport & Lyme Regis News00:41 13-Mar-25

Teenagers arrested and gun recovered from alleyway in firearms crackdown Birmingham Live14:03 12-Mar-25

Eight Men Jailed for Roles in Plot to Supply £1 million of Drugs West Yorkshire Police (Press Release)12:13 12-Mar-25

Drug gang that exploited children and plagued Harrogate with heroin and cocaine Harrogate Advertiser12:09 12-Mar-25

Two men arrested and £60k seized after drug raid in Dorset Bournemouth Daily Echo10:46 12-Mar-25

Police response to child abuse allegations to be reviewed Scottish Legal News10:00 12-Mar-25

‘JD Vance couldn’t bully Putin - so chose Zelensky’, says VP’s cousin The Independent12:17 11-Mar-25

£45k worth of illegal tobacco, vapes and cigarettes seized in raid KentOnline17:44 10-Mar-25

Cross-border approach to tackling organised crime and its harms essential, says Long. Alliance Party Of Northern Ireland (Press Release)16:20 10-Mar-25

Teen and four others in custody as police raid homes Teesside Live15:38 10-Mar-25

Crime boss dubbed 'Pablo Escobar' caged alongside Scots lieutenant continued running empire… Daily Record13:50 10-Mar-25

Cannabis farms: GM police seize £500k in drugs Wigan Today12:36 10-Mar-25

Sussex Police seize over £1.7 million of drugs in organised crime crackdown SussexWorld12:22 10-Mar-25

We're strengthening defences against global organised crime Isle of Man Today11:33 10-Mar-25

'Scouse Escobar' who ran £200m drug operation with dad carried on his life of crime behind bars Liverpool Echo22:11 9-Mar-25

Two men to appear in court over discovery of 'cannabis factory' News Letter14:14 9-Mar-25

Men charged to court following discovery of Hillsborough cannabis factory Northern Ireland Police (Press Release)13:56 9-Mar-25

Police seize cannabis worth £45m in organised crime crackdown Haslemere Herald, Surrey15:02 8-Mar-25

Two arrested following discovery of cannabis factory in Hillsborough Northern Ireland Police (Press Release)15:00 8-Mar-25

Police issue urgent warning over bizarre increase in theft of items off roads Nottinghamshire Live14:31 8-Mar-25

Criminal gangs are raiding UK farms as rural crime becomes a global threat Gloucester Live14:13 8-Mar-25

Operation targets drugs supplied by organised crime BBC13:52 8-Mar-25

Men fronted fake company to divert electricity for cannabis farms Chester First09:19 8-Mar-25

Police seize £860k worth of cannabis in week-long regional crackdown The Pembrokeshire Herald21:32 7-Mar-25

Eight sentenced after £1.2million cannabis farm found on Bangor High Street North Wales Chronicle20:17 7-Mar-25

Police seize £500k worth of cannabis in operation tackling 'Western Balkan' organised crime Manchester Evening News18:14 7-Mar-25

Paedophile with 'distorted' world view downloaded vile images Cornwall Live18:07 7-Mar-25

Over £300,000 worth of cannabis seized and five charged after police crackdown Suffolk News17:11 7-Mar-25

Larne: PSNI seize drugs during searches in 'significant' operation to tackle serious and… Northern Ireland World17:05 7-Mar-25

Almost 400 cannabis plants seized by Lincolnshire Police during 5 raids Lincolnshire Live16:13 7-Mar-25

Police seize suspected drugs following searches in Larne Northern Ireland Police (Press Release)16:06 7-Mar-25

Cannabis worth £860,000 seized in week-long police operation Western Telegraph16:05 7-Mar-25

Shotgun, cash, and over £1m in cannabis seized in police raids across Bedford Borough and Luton Bedford Independent15:31 7-Mar-25

Cannabis and cash seized in crackdown on organised crime gangs ITV14:35 7-Mar-25

Police seize cannabis, cocaine and weapons in Kent raids KentLive14:34 7-Mar-25

Warrant carried out in Wirral area in bid to target organised crime gangs Wirral Globe14:18 7-Mar-25

Large Cannabis Farm Smoked Out And Shut Down In Huddersfield West Yorkshire Police (Press Release)14:15 7-Mar-25

Nine arrests made during organised crime crackdown BBC12:22 7-Mar-25

Cannabis worth £4.5m seized in raids across Norfolk Dereham Times12:17 7-Mar-25

Cannabis plants worth total of £4.5million seized from Norfolk properties Lynn News11:41 7-Mar-25

Crackdown on cannabis cultivation sees £48m worth of drugs seized The Independent10:24 7-Mar-25

EOCO, UK crime agency launch campaign against romance fraud Graphic Online09:57 7-Mar-25

Stolen farm vehicles funding drugs trade, says PCC BBC09:06 7-Mar-25

Regional drugs operation uncovers the human cost of cannabis Avon and Somerset Police (Press Release)08:18 7-Mar-25

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