Special operations unit seizes more than £1.7m and 162kg of drugs in clampdown on crime
As part of Operation Venetic, the team carried out anything from search warrants to vehicle stops and dawn raids
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POLICE have pledged the fight against serious crime will proceed into 2021 in the North-East, maintaining in-roads made this year. Despite the challenges of Covid-19, officers from the North-East Regional Special Operations Unit (NERSOU) managed to seize £1,140,310 cash, more than 132-kilos of drugs, while disrupting 362 cases of suspected serious and organised crime, arresting 96 people in the process. Eighteen of those arrested have been charged for suspected involvement in organised crime, with seven already convicted. Reflecting on the unit’s unprecedented results, Detective Chief Superintendent Alastair Simpson, head of NERSOU, praised his officers’ commitment. “This year we were part of a massive co-ordinated effort which saw all forces and regional crime units coming together to tackle some of the most dangerous offenders as part of Operation Venetic.