0:00:02 > 0:00:03Straight...straight up.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05Yeah, this is the block, here.
0:00:06 > 0:00:07There it is.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Stay close in.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16- Go, go, go!- Police!
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Police, stay where you are!
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Every day in the UK, the police are on the hunt for known
0:00:26 > 0:00:28and suspected criminals.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Get back from the door!
0:00:30 > 0:00:33They're armed with warrants and big red keys.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37The Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire forces have granted
0:00:37 > 0:00:40exclusive access to their raids.
0:00:40 > 0:00:41Police!
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Their officers are wearing special equipment
0:00:44 > 0:00:47to give you a cop's-eye view
0:00:47 > 0:00:50and bring you closer to the action than ever before.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52- YELLS:- What's your name?
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Britain's streets are a battleground.
0:00:55 > 0:00:56THEY ARGUE
0:00:56 > 0:01:00On one side are the men and women fighting to keep us safe...
0:01:01 > 0:01:03..and on the other, are the wanted.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Greater Manchester,
0:01:13 > 0:01:18the second largest conurbation in the UK, with a crime rate to match.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23The Serious Organised Crime Group are tasked with
0:01:23 > 0:01:26tracking down some of the region's most wanted criminals.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29If everybody just wants to go to the bottom end,
0:01:29 > 0:01:30we'll just do a briefing.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35'Every single day that you come into work, you never know'
0:01:35 > 0:01:39what you're going to come into - robbery, drugs, kidnap, extortion...
0:01:39 > 0:01:41the run-of-the-mill stuff, really!
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Today, DI Robert Cousen is preparing his officers for the latest phase
0:01:47 > 0:01:50of an operation code-named Akera.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Right, thanks very much, everybody, erm, for scrambling together
0:01:54 > 0:01:57this morning, I know you've all got other jobs on this morning.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01It's an investigation into the supply of drugs.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06So far, Akera has taken more than £2 million worth of heroin,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09cocaine and cannabis off the streets.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13As a result of activity last night on Operation Akera,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15which is a long-standing drugs operation,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18this morning the intention is to execute four warrants...
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Uh, five warrants in the Oldham area.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23It's dynamic, this, we're responding really quickly
0:02:23 > 0:02:27to activity from overnight, so we just need to get out,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29get to the addresses...
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Secure any people within those premises.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35They will be arrested on suspicion
0:02:35 > 0:02:37of conspiracy to supply class A drugs
0:02:37 > 0:02:41and then we'll be conducting a methodical search of the premises.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46We're looking for any items, drug paraphernalia, drugs,
0:02:46 > 0:02:48mobile phones, etc.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50'It's only right and proper that we bring these
0:02:50 > 0:02:54'people to justice. It sends a message out to the community.'
0:02:54 > 0:02:57When they see the police van knocking on the door, taking them
0:02:57 > 0:02:59away and then they don't see them for a few years,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01I'm sure it just gives them
0:03:01 > 0:03:04that little bit of better knowledge and a bit of satisfaction
0:03:04 > 0:03:07to think, "Well, actually, they're criminals and now they're
0:03:07 > 0:03:10"behind bars, so it doesn't actually pay off to do what they're doing.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13"And the police are actually doing something about it."
0:03:13 > 0:03:15OK, any questions on that? Nope? All right.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Thanks very much, everybody.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Today's targets are Andrew Winterbottom...
0:03:25 > 0:03:26..and Mohammed Tubassum.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34They're based at separate addresses in Oldham
0:03:34 > 0:03:37but their criminal activities are thought to be linked.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43A covert detective will lead the raid on Winterbottom's house.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47As the team believe drugs are being dealt from there,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50this won't be a polite knock on the door.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52There's a stairwell here that leads upstairs,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55over that gantry, where the door will be there.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57We're just going to bosh the door straight off.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05This covert officer and another team set out for the two addresses.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13They'll raid them simultaneously and they're just minutes away.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Crime crosses country as well as county borders.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Every week, the UK extradites
0:04:35 > 0:04:38more than 25 foreign suspects and criminals.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42These are Europe's most wanted,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45sought by police in their home countries for everything,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48from murder and rape to a breach of bail.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55The European Arrest Warrant allows police in the UK to detain them
0:04:55 > 0:04:58and put them on planes back home.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02If somebody has moved to the UK to avoid prosecution
0:05:02 > 0:05:06or avoid serving their custodial sentence, it's down to us
0:05:06 > 0:05:08to track them down, locate them,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11arrest them, put them before the court, so the legal process
0:05:11 > 0:05:14can start to extradite them back to their country,
0:05:14 > 0:05:16to either serve that sentence or appear in court.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22You can be on a murder one day and then you can be on an assault
0:05:22 > 0:05:24the next day.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26You just never know what's going to come in
0:05:26 > 0:05:28and what sort of character you're going to meet.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Officers Dave Lockwood and Andy Million
0:05:31 > 0:05:34have worked together for seven years.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37They have been hunting down European criminals
0:05:37 > 0:05:39hiding out in West Yorkshire.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Another night, another fugitive for them to find.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46It's a Polish lad. If we get him tonight, we'll be taking him
0:05:46 > 0:05:47to the local police station.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49We'll be processing him there,
0:05:49 > 0:05:50doing his paperwork
0:05:50 > 0:05:53and we'll be sending him to London in the morning.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57The man they're hunting is wanted back in Poland to stand trial.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59He is suspected of committing
0:05:59 > 0:06:01a string of serious offences
0:06:01 > 0:06:04but his exact identity is a mystery.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06He's either called Krystian or Mariusz,
0:06:06 > 0:06:09they're his first names, I won't bother with the rest.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12That could be from 2008, so bear that in mind.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16He's wanted for three Section 47 assaults,
0:06:16 > 0:06:19a Section 5 Public Order Act and threats to kill.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24There is some confusion that he's got two totally different names.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32The intercom's here.
0:06:33 > 0:06:3677. See if we can get...
0:06:36 > 0:06:38The suspect lives in a block with a communal door.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Because he is potentially linked to violent crime,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45the officers don't want to buzz the flat directly.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Instead, they attract the attention of a resident at the window.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51I've got somebody here. Hello?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Sorry for troubling you, it's the police.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Hello, sir, what number are you?
0:06:56 > 0:06:5977? You couldn't buzz us in, could you?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Could you buzz us in and let us in, please?
0:07:02 > 0:07:05A bit of confusion when we got there, which flat it were.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08When we were knocking on the door, he actually popped his head out
0:07:08 > 0:07:10and he were the one that buzzed us in to the flat.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13I didn't even recognise him, his picture was so different
0:07:13 > 0:07:16to that that I'd been provided from Polish authorities,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I just didn't recognise him.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- DOG BARKS - Out that way?- Yeah, dog.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Hello, sir.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30There you go. Here you are.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34What's your nationality, sir? Nationality?
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- I don't know. - You don't know your nationality?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Can I come in and talk to you, please?
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- We'll bring the dog.- Come on.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48- I just need to check your ID, please?- Mariusz.- Mariusz?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Mariusz, yes.- Mariusz? Have you ever used any other name?
0:07:51 > 0:07:52Who?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- Have you ever used a different name?- Mine?
0:07:55 > 0:07:56- Yeah.- No.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- Andy? It's... It's him.- All right.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- There's a warrant been issued for your arrest in Poland.- Why?
0:08:03 > 0:08:10Erm, for...threatening to kill - a Section 5 Public Order
0:08:10 > 0:08:12and for three 47 assaults.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15So I'm just trying to establish your identity
0:08:15 > 0:08:19because you look extremely different from the picture we have.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Yeah, have you used the name Krystian Lucas Konopczynski?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- No.- You've never used that name?
0:08:25 > 0:08:26No.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- Is that you in a younger life?- Yeah.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Yeah, that's your picture on there, isn't it?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33You look very different now.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Have you had issues in Poland with the police?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- No.- You've never had any issues?- No.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- You've never been in trouble with the police in Poland?- No, no.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Are you sure you're understanding what I'm saying,
0:08:45 > 0:08:46- with the language barrier?- Yeah.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47OK.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Andy, we have a power under the Extradition Act
0:08:50 > 0:08:52to search the property.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Because of the confusion, I'm going to talk
0:08:54 > 0:08:55to National Crime Agency now.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57We will be arresting him, we will be putting him
0:08:57 > 0:09:00before the court for them to make a decision on his identity.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03You're wanted in Poland, so I'm arresting you
0:09:03 > 0:09:06because I believe you are the person that this warrant relates to.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07So you're under arrest.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09You do not have to say anything
0:09:09 > 0:09:12but anything you do say may be given in evidence.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15We're going to be a few minutes cos we just need to have a search
0:09:15 > 0:09:19to see if there's any ID in your other name, OK?
0:09:19 > 0:09:24As Andy looks for anything that may confirm their suspect's identity,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Dave gets through to a police translator.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30I have a gentleman with me who I have under arrest.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34He speaks Polish and very little English.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39I need you to explain to him that he's under arrest
0:09:39 > 0:09:41and he's with me and what's going to happen.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44First of all, can I pass you to him to make sure that you can
0:09:44 > 0:09:47speak with each other and you understand one another?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50OK. Polish, Polish lady.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Hello.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55HE SPEAKS POLISH
0:09:55 > 0:09:58'When we started conducting the search, obviously'
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I had to remain with him, he were really unpredictable,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03I couldn't judge his, erm, his character and his behaviour...
0:10:03 > 0:10:06So we'd always stay with him anyway, but that left Andy searching
0:10:06 > 0:10:10on his own, and at this point, he didn't have his handcuffs on.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11Handcuffs on...
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Handcuffs on.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Just threatening to self-harm... if I don't give him a cigarette.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23He's put his hands round his own throat.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- Making things difficult, aren't you? - Please, one cigarette?
0:10:29 > 0:10:30No cigarette, you're getting nowt.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34He tried to throttle himself, really bizarre.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37'People can snap. Once they realise we're coming through the door
0:10:37 > 0:10:40'and they're going back, they can deal with things differently,
0:10:40 > 0:10:41'with stress and pressure,'
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and when they snap, we need to make sure
0:10:44 > 0:10:47we're not the ones getting injured, nor them, cos they're in our care.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51With their suspect handcuffed
0:10:51 > 0:10:55and under control, the officers can resume their search.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59A search that soon yields results.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04There we are, it's no surprise, is it?
0:11:04 > 0:11:05Not massive but...
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Got to tell you, you're now under arrest for possession
0:11:08 > 0:11:09of cannabis, OK?
0:11:09 > 0:11:13The officers find drugs in a washing powder box.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15You're under arrest for that cannabis over there,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18we're going to deal with that as well for you.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21We've come here and arrested him on the European Arrest Warrant,
0:11:21 > 0:11:24so now we must put him before the next available court.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25It's just gone midnight,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27so he'll be leaving maybe six o'clock in the morning
0:11:27 > 0:11:29to go to court in London.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Because Andy has found the drugs, we've now arrested him
0:11:32 > 0:11:35for drugs offences... We've still got to put him before the court
0:11:35 > 0:11:37or we're going to lose the European Arrest Warrant,
0:11:37 > 0:11:41so this gives us a window of between now, midnight, and 6am
0:11:41 > 0:11:43to deal with him for the drugs.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45No fast movements, yeah?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- No kicking, no moving.- OK, OK.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50If you do, if you do, me angry, yes?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- I smoke?- No.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Back in Oldham, Operation Akera is under way.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Hello? We've all tipped out on Akera.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11OFFICER CHUCKLES
0:12:11 > 0:12:14The Serious Organised Crime Group are preparing to raid
0:12:14 > 0:12:18an address at the centre of alleged drug dealing.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Left here, mate. Immediate right.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Yeah, this is the block here.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31It's a flat belonging to 50-year-old suspect Andrew Winterbottom.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37It was only ten or 15 years ago where we used to go to a door
0:12:37 > 0:12:39and you'd put your size tens through the door
0:12:39 > 0:12:41and you'd kick your way in.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Unfortunately, we don't do that any more - or fortunately,
0:12:43 > 0:12:46we're equipped with better tools to be able to get into these addresses.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49So we've got a number of different items that allow us
0:12:49 > 0:12:51to get into properties quickly and effectively.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56When officers have a warrant relating to a serious offence,
0:12:56 > 0:13:00they don't have to ring the doorbell.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04They need to get in fast, before vital evidence can be destroyed.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Keep going, come on.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13Go on... Go on.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19'When we use the tools that we do to get in addresses,
0:13:19 > 0:13:21'people know that it's not the postman knocking on the door,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24'it's somebody who really wants to get in there as fast as possible.'
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Police, stay where you are!
0:13:26 > 0:13:28'The main concern is that if there's drugs in there,'
0:13:28 > 0:13:31they'll get rid of them. Whether or not they're throwing them
0:13:31 > 0:13:34out of windows or flushing them down the toilet, it's a concern,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37cos you just want to get in there as fast as you possibly can do.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Clear...- Clear!
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Successful entry as, erm... nobody present.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- OVER RADIO:- 'Yes, got that.'
0:13:48 > 0:13:52Inside, there's no sign of the target or anyone else.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56The team must now search the property
0:13:56 > 0:13:58for any evidence of drug dealing.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Just over a mile away,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06the next phase of Operation Akera is unfolding.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Two cars here.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10The black one's his, the red one's not.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Detective Sergeant Martin Ashurst
0:14:15 > 0:14:17is leading the raid on the next address
0:14:17 > 0:14:22belonging to the team's second drug dealing suspect, Mohammed Tubassum.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30It's 10am and time for an alarm call he's unlikely to forget.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35- Police!- Police!
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- Police!- Police!- Police!
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- Where are you?- Police!
0:14:42 > 0:14:43Police!
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Male detained. One detained. Out of bed.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49On the floor. One detained.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Stay where you are. Do not move.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57I went into the first bedroom,
0:14:57 > 0:15:01where Mohammed Tubassum was asleep on the bed.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05So he was taken onto the floor and was handcuffed.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09He must have been in quite a deep sleep
0:15:09 > 0:15:13because he wasn't aware of our presence until literally we sort of
0:15:13 > 0:15:16identified ourselves as the police and dragged him off his bed.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23I'm not quite sure how I'd react if I had some burly copper
0:15:23 > 0:15:26standing over me when I was, erm, knocking Zs out!
0:15:27 > 0:15:29It's always good to get your man
0:15:29 > 0:15:32and, you know, it's one for the good guys, isn't it?
0:15:32 > 0:15:35As their suspect heads to the station,
0:15:35 > 0:15:37the team start the search for evidence.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Across the Pennines,
0:15:49 > 0:15:54uniformed officers have detained Polish citizen Mariusz,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58aka Krystian Konopczynski, under a European Arrest Warrant.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Watch your head.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03There you are.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04We're going to the police station,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07I'll be watching you through the other side, OK?
0:16:07 > 0:16:08See you at the police station.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10They also found cannabis at his flat,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13that means more trouble for the suspect
0:16:13 > 0:16:17and more paperwork for the officers, and the clock is ticking.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20If the transport's there ready to take them
0:16:20 > 0:16:23and we're not ready, if they don't appear before that court and we say,
0:16:23 > 0:16:25"Oh, don't worry, we'll send them the next day,"
0:16:25 > 0:16:27that's it, the warrant can be thrown out.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30You need to get them before the next available court.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33So if we don't do that, they could be wanted for the most serious offences,
0:16:33 > 0:16:38but if we don't adhere to protocol - gone, get to stay, warrant's gone.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42How far off are we, Andy?
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- Five minutes. - Five minutes off, Sarge.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48The custody sergeant at Elland Road has just rung me.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Luckily there's no-one in the queue,
0:16:50 > 0:16:51so we'll be straight in when we get there.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53That'll help us with the timing.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59We had four hours to get to custody, erm, interview him,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02deal with the drugs, deal with all that side of things
0:17:02 > 0:17:05and then do the paperwork for the European Arrest Warrant
0:17:05 > 0:17:08and not be in a rush that we've missed anything out of it
0:17:08 > 0:17:12and have all that done and dusted, him ready for 6am to go to London.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Leeds, LS2...
0:17:15 > 0:17:17There's been a European Arrest Warrant.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20However, when we was at the property,
0:17:20 > 0:17:24searching for ID under the extradition power,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28my colleague has found some cannabis in the kitchen.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30So, at 23.59,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I have then arrested him for the possession of the cannabis.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35He's now been brought here for the extradition,
0:17:35 > 0:17:37which has already been executed.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41It's quarter to two... We're good, we're still good, we can...
0:17:41 > 0:17:44We can do it, but it'll be... It'll be tight.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Two thumbs.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51There's been confusion over the suspect's true identity.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Officers hope the fingerprints
0:17:55 > 0:17:57and recent photographs will provide the answer.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03One of the PNC files has been deleted and linked,
0:18:03 > 0:18:05so it's linking both the men together.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- It's put it on as an alias, as Krystian...- Oh, superb.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11So this is the name we've got
0:18:11 > 0:18:13and this is the alias name he's given.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16It's now merged the two together, so if he ever gives one,
0:18:16 > 0:18:20it will always give us both names, as well as just the one he's given.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22So we can always see if he's trying to get out of who he is,
0:18:22 > 0:18:24like apparently he's tried today.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28With the identity confirmed as Krystian Konopczynski,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Dave needs to complete all the documentation.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37Only then can his detainee appear before a London court
0:18:37 > 0:18:40and be put on a plane back to Poland.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42It's now just gone three o'clock,
0:18:42 > 0:18:47so we'll have this finished in 30, 40 minutes, hopefully.
0:18:47 > 0:18:53We've obviously been on the go now for 13 hours, so...
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Yeah, I'm all right, probably a few yawns,
0:18:55 > 0:18:59but, erm...we've just got to make sure fatigue don't go into paperwork
0:18:59 > 0:19:00and we get it right.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14In Oldham, the Serious Organised Crime Group have raided
0:19:14 > 0:19:19two addresses in an attempt to dismantle a drug dealing ring.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23They have arrested one suspect, Mohammed Tubassum...
0:19:24 > 0:19:27..and taken him in for questioning.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30But the other wanted man,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Andrew Winterbottom, wasn't at home.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39A search of his property is now under way.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Among the findings, a metal box that's firmly locked.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48There was a cash tin found at an address,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51which we clearly needed to get into, to see whether or not it was cash
0:19:51 > 0:19:53or whether it were drugs or a drugs debtors' list
0:19:53 > 0:19:55within that, erm, item.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58The key wasn't actually at the address.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- Drugs?- Yeah.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01Oosh!
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- How did you get it open? Forced it? - Yeah.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Early indications are that it's...
0:20:08 > 0:20:13There's some white powdered substance in there in knotted bags.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18There's also a set of scales in there as well, so that would
0:20:18 > 0:20:21indicate to us that this lad wants this stuff kept safe by having it
0:20:21 > 0:20:23in a locked box and obviously with the presence of scales,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26it would indicate to us that these are controlled drugs.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30So there's a few ounces just by the appearance of it,
0:20:30 > 0:20:31so it would be worth quite a few pounds
0:20:31 > 0:20:35on the streets of Manchester and Oldham, so it's a good find.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39It would be nice to get a grip of this lad now
0:20:39 > 0:20:42and take his keys off him to see if he's got the matching key to that lock...
0:20:42 > 0:20:46That would just add to the evidence that it's his actual box
0:20:46 > 0:20:48and that he's not keeping it for somebody.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52As the search continues, a man appears at the door.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Give us the keys...
0:20:54 > 0:20:55It's their wanted man.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Come in and have a sit-down in here. What's your name, mate?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Andrew Winterbottom.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Andrew. Just have a sit-down on this...on your sofa there, Andrew.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- How you doing, all right?- Yeah.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- Andrew? Erm, got to tell you, mate, that you're under arrest...- Right.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18..on suspicion of possession of class A controlled drugs
0:21:18 > 0:21:20with intent to supply.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21OK, it's one minute past 11.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25You do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you do not mention,
0:21:25 > 0:21:27when questioned, something which you later rely on in court.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Anything you do say may be given in evidence, do you understand?
0:21:30 > 0:21:33OK, mate, I'm not going to handcuff you cos I don't think
0:21:33 > 0:21:35you're going to be fighting with us or anything today, are you?
0:21:35 > 0:21:36- No.- No, OK.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39'The occupant, Andrew Winterbottom, he turned up whilst'
0:21:39 > 0:21:42we were searching at the address, so the first thing we needed to do
0:21:42 > 0:21:45was to check the keys that he had, to see if they fit the tin,
0:21:45 > 0:21:47which we did, and unfortunately,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49none of his keys actually fitted that tin.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Meanwhile, Detective Ashurst's team continue their simultaneous search
0:21:57 > 0:21:59of the other Oldham address,
0:21:59 > 0:22:01the one belonging to Mohammed Tubassum.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07They don't discover drugs but they do find money.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13There was a significant quantity of cash recovered
0:22:13 > 0:22:16in his jacket pocket, I think about £2,000.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19So that was seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Erm, I don't keep that in my bank but it's quite significant
0:22:23 > 0:22:26if somebody is walking around with that kind of money, erm,
0:22:26 > 0:22:31that they're probably involved in...in wider criminality.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35During the operation, the team receive an important call
0:22:35 > 0:22:36from the other address.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40'Yeah, could I just ask all the teams that are searching, please,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44'to be mindful of some small keys that would fit'
0:22:44 > 0:22:50a secure, lockable cash-type box during their search, please?
0:22:50 > 0:22:52It's important to find the key
0:22:52 > 0:22:54because obviously the key linked to the drugs
0:22:54 > 0:22:57and then we'd found Tubassum with a significant amount of cash.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01So if he had the key to that tin, then it clearly showed
0:23:01 > 0:23:02that he had knowledge and, in fact,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06was in control of the contents of the tin.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13A search of Tubassum's house fails to turn up the key,
0:23:13 > 0:23:17so the team turn their attention to his car.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Hiya, mate, how you doing?
0:23:21 > 0:23:26A bit of cash, erm, some documentation
0:23:26 > 0:23:28and some SIM cards,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30nothing significant in terms of finds.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- I don't know if that's going to be relevant...- Oh!
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Do you know this key that you're looking for...?
0:23:41 > 0:23:42What size is it, roughly?
0:23:42 > 0:23:44It's only small.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48As in, like, a tiny minuscule padlock or maybe, like, a bit
0:23:48 > 0:23:50bigger in terms of a suitcase size?
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Erm, one minute, let me put you on to the person that's seen the lock.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55One sec.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- Hiya, mate. - Hiya, pal, you all right?
0:24:00 > 0:24:05We've got a key that is approximately an inch in length.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Well, that could be it, couldn't it? Cos it's, erm...
0:24:09 > 0:24:11It's about an inch, no bigger.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15Maybe it would fit like a small padlock or, erm...
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- You mean, like a suitcase lock? - It's bigger than a suitcase lock.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- Well, that could be it. - OK, mate, no worries.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Cheers, pal, bye-bye.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27This was another significant piece of evidence,
0:24:27 > 0:24:30quite a key find, and we always refer to evidence as finding
0:24:30 > 0:24:34different pieces of the jigsaw and this brought a really crucial
0:24:34 > 0:24:37piece of the jigsaw into the puzzle that we had in front of us.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Once a key was found, it was important that we checked to see
0:24:40 > 0:24:41if it fit the tin.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Tracking down serious organised criminals
0:24:54 > 0:24:56is a job for the detectives.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00But there are more than 100 outstanding arrest warrants
0:25:00 > 0:25:03for petty criminals in Greater Manchester.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07And it's the uniformed officers who have to execute them.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10How many prisoners have they had for the week?
0:25:11 > 0:25:16PC Phil Cross is part of Oldham's Divisional Tasking Team.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Right, I'll see you down there, mate.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22Basically, we target,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26erm...any wanted people, any intelligence that comes in
0:25:26 > 0:25:29where we need to execute warrants
0:25:29 > 0:25:31and go out, locate wanted people.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33People who are wanted for crime,
0:25:33 > 0:25:37they're a little bit hard to find, so we have to do a lot of digging,
0:25:37 > 0:25:39go to loads of addresses sometimes
0:25:39 > 0:25:43to find these people, lock them up and get them before the courts.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49His first job on this shift -
0:25:49 > 0:25:53arresting a known offender who's been seen on the street.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57He's currently wanted for a robbery and a shoplifting, he's just...
0:25:57 > 0:25:59We've just sighted him on, erm, just down the road here.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03He's prolific, this lad, he's always committing crime,
0:26:03 > 0:26:05he goes into prison. No sooner is he out then he's back again.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08SIREN BLARES
0:26:08 > 0:26:12The male suspect has been seen with a friend, Abu Munahim, who is also
0:26:12 > 0:26:16suspected of involvement in a knife-point robbery.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21PC Cross stops to liaise with another team.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- How are you, mate? - I don't know who...
0:26:24 > 0:26:26I don't know what the relation is.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- He's wanted anyway, that Abu, isn't he?- Abu Munahim...
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Yeah, so it's the last house down there on the left.- All right.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33'Together, the pair of them,
0:26:33 > 0:26:36'they are a problem'
0:26:36 > 0:26:38and together they can be quite intimidating.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39Right, he must be coming here.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41'He's gone down an alleyway somewhere round here,
0:26:41 > 0:26:43'it splits two ways, to be honest.'
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Suddenly, the other team radio through.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48They've spotted one of the targets.
0:26:51 > 0:26:52He's here somewhere.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Keep it coming, Nick, I'm on, erm, Middleton Road.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59'He was going back towards the main road, that's the last I heard.'
0:27:00 > 0:27:01Where are you, Nick?
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Are you coming back towards the van or the main road?
0:27:06 > 0:27:09'Yeah. Back towards, erm,
0:27:09 > 0:27:13'the car park on Washington Street, towards where my van is.'
0:27:13 > 0:27:14Yeah, got you, mate.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20So we've got one of the two, Nick's with him here...
0:27:20 > 0:27:24So...fingers crossed the other one won't be far behind.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- How are you? You all right?- Yeah.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- What you doing round here?- Chilling.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35They were both obviously nearby together.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Fortunately ... made the mistake of coming out,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40having a wander around the street.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- Give us the run around, you, today. - I have?
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Yeah. Been looking for you.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47'Nick Cohen, erm, "the Gazelle", saw him
0:27:47 > 0:27:50'and, erm, gave chase and he was detained.'
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Inside... Good lad.
0:27:57 > 0:28:04He's wanted for a robbery. He's been detained by 3519 just off main road,
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Middleton Road. Can you book us a room, please?
0:28:06 > 0:28:07Male adult, for robbery.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10When you saw him, you ran away, did you? Gave it legs?
0:28:10 > 0:28:12I did give it a bit of leg, yeah.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Then I, then I come to my senses and handed myself in.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Do you think you could have outdone him?
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- LAUGHING:- Yeah, I could, yeah...
0:28:23 > 0:28:25I think it's cos of the fitness training
0:28:25 > 0:28:27that we receive as officers.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29LAUGHTER
0:28:29 > 0:28:32'I think he's a victim of circumstance'
0:28:32 > 0:28:34and the friends he's got, they just want him
0:28:34 > 0:28:36to go out grafting, committing crime every day.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41I don't think he'll change and he wants money in his pocket,
0:28:41 > 0:28:46so he'll go out, he will continue to commit crime, unfortunately,
0:28:46 > 0:28:48unless he can meet someone to turn him around
0:28:48 > 0:28:50or he realises that what he's doing is wrong.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53'There are a few success stories out there, which is good to see,
0:28:53 > 0:28:55'but I don't think he'll be one of them.'
0:28:55 > 0:28:56When did you last have a good meal?
0:28:56 > 0:29:00- Erm... - Really? We'll sort you out.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02'I think, as long as you're fair to these people
0:29:02 > 0:29:05'and they know where they stand... There's no point going in'
0:29:05 > 0:29:07being the big tough man and all the rest of it,
0:29:07 > 0:29:09hiding behind the uniform.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12We're not robots, we're human beings and we need to treat people
0:29:12 > 0:29:16that way, so a little bit of compassion, really.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18All right, be good. See you in a bit.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21The male suspect may be in custody
0:29:21 > 0:29:25but his suspected accomplice in the robbery is still on the streets.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Abu Munahim has now moved to the top of PC Cross' wanted list.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33That's one down, one to go.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34It makes life a lot easier
0:29:34 > 0:29:37if we've got both in custody at the same time,
0:29:37 > 0:29:42so the frustration starts then trying to...trying to hunt Abu down.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- Go, go, go!- Police!
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Earlier, the Serious Organised Crime Group
0:29:55 > 0:29:58raided the homes of two suspected drug dealers in Oldham.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02- Police!- Police!- Police!
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- Police!- Police!
0:30:05 > 0:30:10At one, they discovered a locked box containing possible class A drugs.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- How did you get it open? Forced it? - Yeah.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18At the other, they found a key which appears to match it.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21I was made aware that a key had been found
0:30:21 > 0:30:23and there was a reasonable belief
0:30:23 > 0:30:25that it may have fit, so it was important
0:30:25 > 0:30:28that once we dealt with everything forensically,
0:30:28 > 0:30:29once that had been done correctly,
0:30:29 > 0:30:32we got the staff to come back to see if the key fitted.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42The tin was checked, it was opened, it opened the box
0:30:42 > 0:30:46and that was one of those kind of, erm, bingo-type moments,
0:30:46 > 0:30:49where, yes, we've found some really good evidence here
0:30:49 > 0:30:51and the officers are really pleased at that point
0:30:51 > 0:30:54because they know they've found a crucial piece of evidence.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Don't forget...
0:30:56 > 0:30:57Brilliant, that.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01With Tubassum's key opening up the box, the case was stacking
0:31:01 > 0:31:03up against him.
0:31:03 > 0:31:04That formed a crucial link
0:31:04 > 0:31:07in terms of the evidence that we then had against him
0:31:07 > 0:31:10and the others to prove that they were involved in quite
0:31:10 > 0:31:14a sophisticated conspiracy to supply controlled drugs.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22Detectives found the box at a flat occupied by Andrew Winterbottom.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27The key was in a car belonging to their other wanted man,
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Mohammed Tubassum.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34As Tubassum's now in custody, the covert detective arranges
0:31:34 > 0:31:38to meet with his solicitor to disclose the evidence against him.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42BUZZER
0:31:42 > 0:31:45So part of an investigation into drugs supply in the Oldham area,
0:31:45 > 0:31:49your client was identified as being involved as part of an organised
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- crime group involved in the supply of class A and class B drugs.- Yeah.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54During a search of your client's address, a number of items
0:31:54 > 0:31:57were seized. Your client will be questioned regarding these
0:31:57 > 0:32:00items and his suspected involvement in the offences.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- Any significant comments or anything?- No.- On arrest? OK.
0:32:03 > 0:32:04It's really important
0:32:04 > 0:32:07when we interview people that tactically we get it right.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10At the end of the day, when we're interviewing somebody,
0:32:10 > 0:32:13we don't give them all the evidence that we've gathered.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18It's... Sometimes it's like a game of poker, you know, we might
0:32:18 > 0:32:22show so many of our cards and then you see what they want to come back
0:32:22 > 0:32:24with in terms of, erm, what they...how they want
0:32:24 > 0:32:26to answer the questions.
0:32:26 > 0:32:27Come on, buddy.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Following the disclosure process,
0:32:33 > 0:32:37the detective gets the opportunity to interview Tubassum.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40In fact, go over that side, mate, and we can get near these buttons.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04It can be really boring when people are just
0:33:04 > 0:33:07answering "No comment" and, indeed, I've conducted lots of interviews
0:33:07 > 0:33:11where people literally sit in silence the whole way through and
0:33:11 > 0:33:14that's just a one-way conversation, and that can be really boring.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Both suspects later pleaded guilty
0:33:18 > 0:33:22to conspiracy to supply cocaine and cannabis.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Winterbottom received a two-year prison sentence.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29He was vulnerable but he clearly knew what
0:33:29 > 0:33:33he was doing, he knew what part he played and he was gaining
0:33:33 > 0:33:37financially from his role within that criminal team,
0:33:37 > 0:33:40so albeit he had vulnerabilities
0:33:40 > 0:33:43and perhaps that's the reason why he first was recruited,
0:33:43 > 0:33:46and I use that term because that's what happens,
0:33:46 > 0:33:48people do get recruited to get involved
0:33:48 > 0:33:50in this type of criminality.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Right. If you could put him back in...16.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Tubassum was locked up for eight years.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Tubassum was higher up the tree,
0:33:59 > 0:34:03he was organising, he was facilitating what was going on,
0:34:03 > 0:34:06and clearly orchestrating what the other members
0:34:06 > 0:34:09would be doing and then he'd be the one that had taken the money
0:34:09 > 0:34:11and, erm, no doubt he was the one
0:34:11 > 0:34:13that was buying drugs in greater bulk,
0:34:13 > 0:34:16which was then being distributed in the Oldham area.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19All right, pal, nice one...
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Operation Akera's been really successful
0:34:22 > 0:34:26and it's taken out over £2 million worth of drugs off the streets.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30You can't underestimate just how much that helps the people of
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Manchester because, you know, that's...
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Goodness knows how many people
0:34:34 > 0:34:37who aren't going to be the victim of crimes because these people
0:34:37 > 0:34:43aren't going to go out robbing and stealing to fund their
0:34:43 > 0:34:48drugs lifestyle, so it's...it's a massive, massive difference
0:34:48 > 0:34:51and also these people who have been gaining financially
0:34:51 > 0:34:53from their drug criminality,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56they're behind bars for a significant period of time.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Do you want a drink?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10In Oldham, the suspected knife-point robber
0:35:10 > 0:35:13is being released on bail after spending a night in the cells.
0:35:16 > 0:35:21But PC Phil Cross is still on the hunt for his alleged accomplice,
0:35:21 > 0:35:22Abu Munahim.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28We're going to call in at an address that we went to yesterday.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Got loads on, but we'll go there
0:35:30 > 0:35:32just on the off-chance that we can get
0:35:32 > 0:35:34a bit of information and have a look around for him.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37I mean, fingers crossed he'll be there, but if not,
0:35:37 > 0:35:39you know, we've lost nothing.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50We went to that home address, front and backed it
0:35:50 > 0:35:53cos he always climbs out the window, he thinks he's Spider-Man
0:35:53 > 0:35:56and we always catch him when he does it, so I don't know why he bothers.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- Hello? Who's upstairs, do you know? Nobody?- Me daughter.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Just your daughter?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Just have a look round...
0:36:05 > 0:36:06Come on.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10The officer's in luck.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Get up. Police.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15He gets to deliver an unexpected wake-up call.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- You're under arrest, come on. - What for?
0:36:18 > 0:36:19- Robbery.- Robbery?
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Yeah. I must tell you that you do not have to say anything
0:36:22 > 0:36:25but it may harm your defence if you do not mention,
0:36:25 > 0:36:27when questioned, something you later rely on in court.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
0:36:30 > 0:36:31Just stand up for me, please.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34You've got nothing else with you?
0:36:37 > 0:36:38Right.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40So you've got a firearm there,
0:36:40 > 0:36:42what's classified as a firearm, that.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44OK, you're also under arrest
0:36:44 > 0:36:47for possession of a Section 5 firearm, OK?
0:36:47 > 0:36:51I'm sure Abu would have preferred to rather wake up, you know,
0:36:51 > 0:36:53have a nice cup of tea and a slice of toast
0:36:53 > 0:36:56but instead he's met there looking at some old policemen
0:36:56 > 0:37:00looking at him, laughing, so I can't imagine he was too chuffed.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02'But he knew we were going to come for him eventually,
0:37:02 > 0:37:04'it's just a waiting game.'
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Right. You're going to be going to a police station,
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- where you'll be interviewed, OK? - Yeah.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- There's nothing in your pockets, mate, is there?- No.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12I'm just going to lock these cuffs
0:37:12 > 0:37:14so they don't get any tighter for you.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Abu never ever shows any remorse for what he's done,
0:37:23 > 0:37:26he never ever says sorry, you know, you never look at him
0:37:26 > 0:37:29and think, "Yeah, you regret what you've done," because he doesn't.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40I love locking people up, really, you know, it's good.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43It's just nice to ring a victim, to say to them,
0:37:43 > 0:37:46"Look, the person who committed that crime is now in custody.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48"Hopefully he'll go to jail," and, you know, you can hear
0:37:48 > 0:37:51them on the phone, they're really happy that that result's come.
0:37:54 > 0:37:55I wouldn't say it's hard on me
0:37:55 > 0:37:58but it just opens your eyes a lot more,
0:37:58 > 0:38:01there's too many victims out there having their cars stolen
0:38:01 > 0:38:04and broken into, they're burgled and the amount of robberies.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08That's because there's a lot of idiots out there
0:38:08 > 0:38:09that need putting away.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14I wouldn't say that makes me hard, just makes me a realist, really.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20Several months after their arrests, both Abu Munahim and the suspect
0:38:20 > 0:38:24appeared in court to stand trial for the knife-point robbery.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Munahim was found guilty of the robbery
0:38:26 > 0:38:30and was sentenced to 44 months in prison.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33The suspect was found not guilty of the knife-point robbery.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38However, he went to prison for a number of shoplifting offences.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51In West Yorkshire, it's an early start for PCs Dave Lockwood
0:38:51 > 0:38:53and Andy Million.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56It's 4.30, I've just come on duty at four o'clock,
0:38:56 > 0:38:58we've got the bus ready.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Today we are going on a road trip.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03500 miles, 16, 17 hours...
0:39:03 > 0:39:08We're going down to London to extradite Krystian Konopczynski.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15We are going to go down and take him to the airport
0:39:15 > 0:39:17and pass him to the Polish authorities.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24It's 12 weeks since the officers arrested their Polish suspect.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30In that time, he's been in custody in London, waiting for his case
0:39:30 > 0:39:33to be processed through the courts.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36But under the law, the prisoner remains
0:39:36 > 0:39:39the responsibility of West Yorkshire Police Force.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44So it's down to Dave to make sure he's extradited correctly.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52I've done 265 miles, by my calculations.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Good effort.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58This chap got taken to London, I booked an interpreter for him.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03He got a good solicitor and then he fought his case
0:40:03 > 0:40:06and he appealed it initially and then, I think halfway through,
0:40:06 > 0:40:08he just gave in and said, "Right, I'll go back."
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Right, so come out of prison and then straight drive to airport.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Yeah.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19The prison's here, just on the left.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23The jail where their prisoner is being held
0:40:23 > 0:40:27is over 300 miles from where the officers arrested him.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31It's nice to see it from start to finish, when you've been
0:40:31 > 0:40:33involved from it first coming into West Yorkshire,
0:40:33 > 0:40:36doing the research and you've been involved in every stage,
0:40:36 > 0:40:38it's really nice when you do it throughout
0:40:38 > 0:40:40and you've got that continuity.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44With their prisoner now on board,
0:40:44 > 0:40:47there's just one more leg of the journey to complete.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50The airport is a special designated airport,
0:40:50 > 0:40:52just for Polish prisoners,
0:40:52 > 0:40:55and when we have a flight booked, we get forces
0:40:55 > 0:40:57'coming from all over the UK -
0:40:57 > 0:40:59'basically, it's not just West Yorkshire
0:40:59 > 0:41:02'that has an extradition team, other forces too.'
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Extradition time.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10- OK, got everything?- Yep.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Come down, pal.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Yeah, pull it towards you.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20'A lot of them come here to the UK and just decide, "I'm going
0:41:20 > 0:41:22'"to have a different date of birth and a different name."
0:41:22 > 0:41:23'I couldn't do it'
0:41:23 > 0:41:25but they just start a new life.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29He's got a fake name, you know, alias,
0:41:29 > 0:41:35so the ID for this man here, Mariusz Konopczynski,
0:41:35 > 0:41:39but it's a fake, false name, but there's two IDs in that name.
0:41:40 > 0:41:45It turns out this Polish citizen bought his new identity documents
0:41:45 > 0:41:47after arriving in the UK.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49You got that in England? How much?
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Pounds?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- English pounds?- Yeah.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55Pretty good.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58£600 to live a normal life,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01knowing police aren't going to be chasing you - is it worth it?
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- Happy?- Yeah.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08Have you got some handcuffs for him and we'll swap him over?
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- Yeah.- Yeah, cool.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13They all make mistakes. Even though they've got their new ID,
0:42:13 > 0:42:16mistakes crop up and when those mistakes crop up,
0:42:16 > 0:42:18it just sets one little alarm off and that's it,
0:42:18 > 0:42:20that's enough for us to go and get them.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23So they can't hide from it for ever. It'll come, it'll come,
0:42:23 > 0:42:25it's just a matter of time.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31I will not give up on one. If there's any possible lead
0:42:31 > 0:42:34whatsoever and it's not dead, any lead and I will follow it,
0:42:34 > 0:42:38I will not give up. I think that's what the public would want me to do,
0:42:38 > 0:42:42just keep going until somebody tells me not to keep going any more.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Once you've got them, it's really easy to switch off.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Sometimes if it's been a really difficult, really hard one,
0:42:50 > 0:42:54I might have a good beer, you know, just to, when I get home.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57If I had cigars, I'd imagine it'd be a big fat cigar,
0:42:57 > 0:43:00but I don't smoke, it'll just be a beer.