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Ex-detective risks life to fight crime in war zones

Alan Edwards has led operations against organised crime in Kosovo, Sudan, Nigeria and Somalia.

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More shop and barber raids to come, says inspector

Det Insp Daniel Fenn says the number of barber shops opening across the country "raises questions".

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Police raid barbers and vape shops suspected of being fronts for crime gangs

The BBC follows raids on hundreds of High Street businesses suspected of money laundering.

Man arrested after cocaine worth €10.6m seized

A man has been arrested after 152 kg of cocaine was found in "a sophisticated vehicle concealment".

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Former mafia boss shot dead on Grenoble motorway

Jean-Pierre Maldera's death comes ten years after the disappearance of his brother Robert.

Several green cannabis plants being grown inside a building in Sussex. Plastic sheets are on the ground and hanging from the ceiling, and a fan and lights also hang from the ceiling.

Seventeen held as cannabis worth £1.7m seized

Sussex Police raided 19 addresses, including properties in Brighton and Eastbourne.

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Operation targets drugs supplied by organised crime

A number of arrests were made during Operation Mille, a campaign to tackle illegal drug supply.

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Hundreds of cannabis plants seized in drugs raids

Thirteen people were arrested for drug supply offences and 100g of cocaine was seized, say police.

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Drugs worth £1.7m seized as 10 cannabis farms found

Police find the drugs during a week-long operation that uncovered 10 cannabis factories.