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Soldier’s £50k cocaine haul – Edinburgh Evening News

Friday, September 9th, 2011 Posted in SCDEA | Comments Off

Soldier's £50k cocaine haulEdinburgh Evening NewsThe Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) was called in and later an undercover policeman, posing as a delivery driver, went to hand over the consignment to Omenyima, who was caught following a chase ...

Soldier’s £50k cocaine haul – Scotsman

Friday, September 9th, 2011 Posted in SCDEA | Comments Off

Soldier's £50k cocaine haulScotsmanThe Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) was called in and later an undercover policeman, posing as a delivery driver, went to hand over the consignment to Omenyima, who was caught following a chase across the ...

SNP plans single police force – The Independent

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 Posted in SCDEA | Comments Off

SNP plans single police forceThe IndependentDeputy Chief Constable Gordon Meldrum, director general of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA), said: "I warmly welcome this announcement because I believe that it represents the option that best allows us to ...

Drugs agency focuses on smashing supply chain – Scotsman

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 Posted in SCDEA | Comments Off

Drugs agency focuses on smashing supply chainScotsmanA spokesman for the SCDEA said: "Over recent years we have shifted the priorities of the SCDEA away from a narrow focus on the quantities of hard drugs seized towards one based on disrupting ...

Landfill sites launder cash for crime gangs – Scotland on Sunday

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 Posted in SCDEA | Comments Off

Landfill sites launder cash for crime gangsScotland on SundayThe Scottish Crime and Drugs Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) said it had identified a growing trend of organised criminals becoming involved in contract companies which take refuse to landfill sites. The Scottish Environmental ...

Landfill sites launder cash for crime gangs – Scotsman

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 Posted in SCDEA | Comments Off

Landfill sites launder cash for crime gangsScotsmanThe Scottish Crime and Drugs Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) said it had identified a growing trend of organised criminals becoming involved in contract companies which take refuse to landfill sites. The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency ...

Gang lawyers warned to expect a ‘tap on shoulder’ – Herald Scotland

Thursday, September 1st, 2011 Posted in SCDEA | Comments Off

Herald ScotlandGang lawyers warned to expect a 'tap on shoulder'Herald ScotlandThe Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) said members of the legal profession were among hundreds of “professional facilitators” involved in crime groups in Scotland. Some have become embroiled ...

Law Society will give details of ‘crooked’ lawyers to detectives – Scotsman

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 Posted in SCDEA | Comments Off

Law Society will give details of 'crooked' lawyers to detectivesScotsmanCorrupt lawyers have been on the SCDEA's radar for some time, but the launch of the new information-sharing protocol signals a new focus on stopping criminals laundering dirty money. Gordon Meldrum, ...