8 arrested in Gloucestershire under organised crime investigation

Eight people have been arrested following a series of warrants in Gloucester and Cheltenham this morning led by the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SW ROCU) and supported by Gloucestershire Constabulary.

All eight people, six men and two women, were arrested on suspicion of money laundering and are currently in custody.

Searches are ongoing, but already officers have seized £6,000 cash, high value watches and designer clothing from an address in Hatherley, Cheltenham, and a substantial amount of suspected class A drugs from an address in Abbeymead, Gloucester.

The SW ROCU investigation is part of a national initiative to target cash-based money laundering.

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