New High Street Unit Set up to Tackle Local Shops Fronting Organised Crime

New high street unit set up to tackle local shops fronting organised crime

The new High Street Organised Crime Unit will carry out raids, seize cash and close shops in a nationwide crackdown on high street shops fronting organised crime gangs

High streets to come under spotlight in £30m organised crime crackdown

A £30m crackdown targets organised crime on high streets, with North Wales PCC backing action to tackle illegal businesses and protect communities.

North Wales PCC backs new national crackdown on organised crime on the high street

A major new crackdown announced by the UK Government on organised crime affecting high streets has been welcomed by the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, and Joint Lead on Business and Retail Crime at the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, Andy Dunbobbin. On 19 May UK Government Minister of State Dan Jarvis MP announced in Parliament a new £30 million High Street Organised Crime Unit, led by the National Crime Agency (NCA), …