Arrests made to disrupt plans for mass shoplifting by activists
The Met's Public Order Crime Team arrested 15 people
The Met's Public Order Crime Team arrested 15 people
They were sentenced to a combined 22 years' imprisonment.
Four people have been sentenced for their involvement in the conversion, supply and possession of firearms.
Today’s outcome represents an important step in securing justice for the children, families and wider community whose lives have been profoundly affected by Vincent Chan’s actions.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Hayley Sewart, of the Metropolitan Police, said:
“I can confirm that officers from the Met’s Central Specialist Crime team are in the process of carrying out search warrants at two addresses, one in the Wiltshire area, and another in the Camden area.
"The searches are related to an ongoing investigation into misconduct in public office offences, involving
Overnight, 15 properties believed to be linked to organised crime groups were raided across Merton
They will appear in Court on Thursday, 5 February.
They were sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on 30 January.
Vincent Chan, an ex-nursery worker from north London, has pleaded guilty to 30 further offences as the Met continues one of its most complex ever child sexual abuse investigations.
Jazz Reid was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 15 January.
He has been named as Maliki Sharma from Feltham.
Leon Douglas has been charged with murder.