Organised retail crime busting unit makes 237 arrests, resulting in 118 years of jail time

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The organised retail crime team within Opal – the police force’s national intelligence unit for serious organised acquisitive crime – has identified 605 offenders since it launched in May 2024

An organised retail crime busting unit has made 237 arrests within its first two years of operation, it has revealed, resulting in more than 118 years’ worth of prison sentences handed out.

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