Four arrested in latest coup for fight against fraud
Four men have been arrested as part of Operation Sledgehammer, an investigation into organised crime in the North-east region.
Durham Constabulary and the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) issued a statement which said that those arrested were suspected of being involved in conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and that the arrests were the culmination of a 12 month investigation which has resulted in 25 arrests so far.
The statement read: "The offences being investigated involve fraudulent claims against insurance companies for the recovery, repair, disposal or replacement of vehicles damaged in crashes, plus associated car
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