A Yate man has been charged with drugs and money laundering offences after officers carried out a warrant at his home last Thursday (3 October). Cocaine, cannabis bush and thousands of pounds in cash were seized after officers searched his home and vehicle. Sean Mortell, 39, from Milton Road in Yate has been charged with…
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Three people have been issued with Slavery and Trafficking Risk Orders following a hearing at Bristol Magistrates’ Court last Friday (September 20). Tien Thi Bui, 56, from Westbury; Manh Bui, 29, from Trowbridge; and Linh Bui, 32, from London did not contest the order, which was applied for by the South West Regional Organised Crime…
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A Gloucester teenager convicted in July of attempting to import a gun and ammunition with intent to endanger life has been sentenced to 19 years today (Friday, September 13). Kyle Davies, 19, from Wotton in Gloucester, ordered a handgun and ammunition on the dark web, but the parcel was intercepted at Newark Airport, New York,…
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A man found with £29k cash and three quarters of a kilo of cocaine concealed in a ‘sophisticated hide’ in his van has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison and ordered to forfeit the money. Albanian national Maringlen Hysa, 32, from Brighton Road in Croydon, was arrested by officers from the…
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A Gloucester teenager has been found guilty of attempting to import a gun and ammunition with the intent to endanger life.
Following Tuesday’s arrests as part of an ongoing investigation into the theft of more than £22million worth of cryptocurrency, the South West Regional Cyber Crime Unit (SW RCCU) is urging potential victims to get in touch.
Warrants have been carried out in Bath, Staverton and the Netherlands as part of today’s operation.
The arrests follow warrants at two premises in the city.
The eight men were convicted last month of conspiracies to supply heroin, cocaine and cannabis – as well as money laundering offences – and have now been sentenced to a total of 57 years in prison.
Our investigation led to nine men being sentenced to more than 70 years for their roles in conspiracies to supply £70,000 worth of cocaine and nearly £500,000 worth of ecstasy.
