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Government launches High Street Organised Crime Unit with £30 million funding

Published 19 May 2026

A new national law enforcement unit will target organized criminal gangs operating from storefronts on British high streets, the government has announced. The initiative, backed by £30 million in funding, will see rogue barber shops, vape stores, minimarts, and sweet shops linked to criminal activity face raids, closur...

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