Ron Harrison our MD served on many specialist squads at Scotland Yard, investigating the most serious of crimes. It was at this time that a unique team of undercover officers was formed to tackle major criminals, these officers were extremely dedicated often putting themselves in potential harm, to get the best evidence to enable a prosecution.
In the private sector Surelock also use trained and experienced undercover officers.
Undercover officers are deployed in areas or businesses to gather intelligence particularly regards our intellectual property / counterfeit investigations.
Our undercover team are quite exceptional and have been responsible for identifying major criminals and locating premises where counterfeit and dangerous goods are stored.
Together we have achieved some of the UK’s largest seizures of high-end designer goods working closely with the Police or Trading Standards.
The team are deployed in specific businesses or areas in the UK and overseas, to gather intelligence / evidence, and must be careful with their own safety, their identities are very much protected.
All the evidence is recorded or covertly videoed for use in prosecutions.
They can also be deployed for company infiltration investigations, where they join the workforce and work alongside staff to establish if there are any wrongdoings, either criminal or against company policy.
Penetration tests are a speciality, where the team covertly enter premises to test the security of a business or building, to establish if the security measures put in place are working.
All these operations are covertly recorded for use in any legal proceeding or indeed for training purposes.
