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POLICE IN BARBER SHOP RAID Barbershops in Gloucester suspected of fraudulent activity raided
BARBERSHOPS in Gloucestershire believed to be involved in criminal activity were targeted as part of a national money-laundering campaign recently. Dozens of officers from Gloucestershire Police, The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service, Immigration, Trading Standards and HMRC took part in the operation across the county. Warrants were conducted on two barber shops on Barton Street in Gloucester on Wednesday 5 March, resulting in a man aged 40 and from Gloucester being arrested on suspicion of fraud. He has since been released under investigation while enquiries continue. A total of 11 barber shops were visited that day by the various agencies as part of the operation. One man was arrested for immigration offences and Trading Standards officers seized illegal cigarettes and vapes. A
closure order was also placed on one shop for selling illegal cigarettes.
A 24-year-old man from Gloucester was also arrested on suspicion of burglary and
possession of Class A drug Methamphetamine. He was charged with theft and bailed to a Police Station for burglary and drugs offences. A further two men, aged 33 and 18 and both from Gloucester, were arrested on suspicion of supplying Class A and Class B drugs, namely cocaine and cannabis. The 18-year-old was charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine and possession with intent to supply cannabis and was remanded in custody, while the 33-year-old was released under investigation. Officers also used a passive drugs dog from West Midlands Police, similar to ones used in airports and arenas, to detect people carrying drugs. Eight people were stopped and searched, resulting in drug paraphernalia being seized and one person given a community resolution order for possession of cannabis. Continued on page 3
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