Police raid organised crime gang across five counties

Summarised from 6 outlets · 8 reports · Updated 30 Sept, 18:07 · Archive

More than 800 Met Police officers raided 24 properties across five counties in early morning operations targeting an organised crime group.

More than 800 Metropolitan Police officers conducted dawn raids on 24 properties across London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk as part of an investigation into a suspected organised crime group. The operation involved specialist Met detectives alongside the HMRC and Financial Conduct Authority. Seventeen people were arrested: 15 men aged between 26 and 65, and two women aged 31 and 41. A police officer was stabbed during the raids, and a man has been charged in connection with the stabbing.

How it is being reported

• Notorious crime syndicate linked to suspected gangster 'Long Fella' David Hunt is targeted by Met Police as 800 officers swoop on 24 homes and arrest 17 people across London and four countiesA specialist tactical officer was stabbed in the leg as the force swooped on 24 properties and arrested 17 people across London and four counties.Daily Mail · 30 Sept, 11:49
• Man charged over stabbing of Met Police officer in early morning raidA man has been charged with stabbing a Met Police officer following a raid on Tuesday targeting a suspected organised crime group.Sky News · 30 Sept, 10:00
• Man charged over stabbing of Met Police officer in London dawn raidTwo other men arrested as part of the same wider operation have also been charged overnightEvening Standard · 30 Sept, 08:31
• Met Police arrest 17 in huge operation targeting suspected organised crime group: More than 800 officers deployed in dawn raids across London and four countiesThe dawn swoop was part of an investigation by specialist Met detectives working alongside HMRC and the Financial Conduct Authority into a suspected organised crime group.Daily Mail · 29 Sept, 10:00
• Met officer stabbed during London dawn raid as 800 police swoop on organised crime gangMore than 800 officers took part in the operation in London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and SuffolkEvening Standard · 29 Sept, 09:33
• Police officer stabbed during huge organised crime gang raid across the UK17 people were arrested – 15 men aged between 26 and 65, and two women aged 31 and 41The Independent · 29 Sept, 09:31
• ‘Organised crime’ raid as 800 cops storm homes in 5 UK counties and officer stabbedMore than 800 officers from the Met Police launched dawn raids at 24 properties across five counties in the UK as part of a major organised crime probe this morningThe Mirror · 29 Sept, 09:11
• Major Met Police bust sees 800 cops storm 24 buildings as officer stabbed in dawn raidMore than 800 officers took part in the arrest operations in the early hours of this morning.Daily Express · 29 Sept, 08:54

In this story: Metropolitan Police · HMRC · Financial Conduct Authority · London · Essex · Hertfordshire · Cambridgeshire · Suffolk

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