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10th January 2023
10:13am GMT
Detective Inspector Matt McNellis, of West Mercia’s Cyber Crime Specialist Operation, said: "We are able to deploy cutting-edge digital tactics to identify and detect people who break the law before carrying out enforcement activity in concert with our partners.
"Often, illegal streaming is used to fund Serious Organised Crime and West Mercia Cybercrime Unit is committed to interdicting this source of criminal revenue and reducing the harm organised crime groups can do to our communities."
Those who receive knocks on the door will likely be served with notices and told to stop illegally streaming with immediate effect, as well as warned of the consequences if they continue to do so.
Two individuals, Paul Faulkner and Stephen Millington, were sentenced to a total of 16 months for watching illegal streams in 2021.
Major organisations and broadcasters such as the Premier League, Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime have all supported the operation.
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