Detective Chief Superintendent Alastair Simpson heads up the North East Regional Special Operations Unit (NERSOU) – a dedicated team of officers from the three forces of Northumbria, Durham and Cleveland who work together to investigate serious and organised crime, under the banner of Operation Sentinel.

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