Essex News & Investigations

BUSTED: Drugs seized during today's raids (Met Police) TWENTY four people were arrested today as the Met Police cracked down on gangs and...

JAILED: But street dealer Rahman Hassan could be out of prison in under two years A WOMAN who hid two bags of drugs in an intimate area...

JEALOUS: Joshua Berenger carried out daily checks on Elle Griffin's phone (Essex Police) A DOMESTIC abuser who put his girlfriend in...

HAUL: Huge packets of cocaine found hidden behind the driver's seat (NCA) TWO gangsters who tried to get £2.6 million worth of cocaine...

SOFT JUSTICE? Khan could be out in 18 months despite a year of organised crime (Met Police) A DRUG supply middleman from south-east...

DEADLY: A Smith and Wesson handgun seized in the raids FOUR firearms were seized after police raided a suspected cannabis factory on...

SCENE: Victim treated on a stretcher as onlookers watch police and paramedics (TWITTER/@nasirtanoliuk) POLICE will carry out stop and...

RAIDS: Police up and down the country raided suspected county lines drug dens (NCA) NEARLY 600 members of suspected 'county lines' drug...

HEARING: The case was heard at Westminster (MoJ) TWO alleged members of the 'Rathkeale Rovers' Traveller gang are facing extradition to the Netherlands accused of being part of the criminal network. Richard Slattery, 34, and Daniel Sheridan, 26, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court this week. They are facing charges in the Netherlands of fraud, money laundering and participating in a criminal organisation. The pair were bailed under strict conditions including surrenderi

QUAINT: The sleepy town of Rathkeale is home to a huge population of travellers (YouTube) A POLICE corruption probe concerning the Irish...