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BBC News
29-04-2025
- BBC News
West Midlands raids find thousands of unlicensed medicine doses
Hundreds of thousands of doses of unlicensed medicine have been seized as part of a regulator's "largest ever" crackdown on organised Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said 12 people were arrested during dawn raids across the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside on regulator said 150 officers were deployed for the raids, codenamed "Operation Subaru", searching 22 premises. The suspects are being held for questioning by Staffordshire and Greater Manchester Police. In the West Midlands region, properties were raided in Wolverhampton, Willenhall, Pattingham, Codsall and Wombourne drugs such as opioid painkillers and anti-anxiety medicines were found during the searches, of both residential and commercial addition, officers seized about £100,000 in cash, luxury watches and suspected criminal assets held in cryptocurrency. The MHRA said it had also obtained restraint orders for more than £3.5m in assets suspected to be linked to criminal 12 individuals were arrested on suspicion of participating in the activities of an organised crime group, conspiracy to sell or supply controlled drugs and unlicensed medicines, and money laundering, the MHRA Morling, head of the regulator's criminal enforcement unit, said the raids followed "the largest investigation we've ever undertaken"."Trafficking in medicines destroys lives and places a huge financial burden on wider society," he added."Our dedicated team will stop at nothing to tackle this illegal trade by taking potentially harmful medicines off the street and bringing those responsible to justice. As today's operation shows, there is nowhere to hide."The MHRA worked with West Midlands and North West regional organised crime units and the National Crime Agency, alongside police. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
South China Morning Post
09-04-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Tough Hong Kong Soccer Sevens group a ‘a great learning opportunity' for young city team
A young Hong Kong team has been drawn in a 'group of death' for this year's HKFC Standard Chartered Soccer Sevens, but John Morling, the local association's technical director, said facing European talent could jolt the city's aspiring footballers into developing their professional careers. Advertisement The Hong Kong U22s will play Leicester City, AZ Alkmaar and hosts Football Club in a men's tournament featuring 16 teams, from eight countries or regions, divided into four groups of four. 'It's great for local players to play against players who might be future Premier League stars,' Morling said. 'They might discover they're not miles away from that level, and realise that if they do more technically, tactically and physically, they could become professionals.' The Sevens, which will be staged over three days from May 16, also includes a six-team women's tournament, and eight teams of over-35s vying for the Masters' prize. Morling said his uplifting experiences from competing twice in the Sevens, in his former role as Brighton & Hove Albion academy head, had an impact on his decision to come to Hong Kong. HKFA technical director John Morling and organising committee member Mia Williams at the draw for the Soccer Sevens on Wednesday. Photo: Dickson Lee Morling said that for Brighton, and fellow Premier League entrants Leicester, West Ham United and Aston Villa, the Sevens provided a 'completely different technical and tactical challenge'.
