Hostile states are using organised crime gangs to carry out illegal activity in the UK, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned. In a speech outlining the agency’s annual assessment of crime threats to Britain, NCA Director-General Graeme Biggar highlighted “the emerging links between serious and organised crime and hostile states.” States like Russia, China,…
Suspected Gang Leaders Arrested for Smuggling Illegal Immigrants on Small Boats
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested three alleged members of an Albanian organised crime group that has facilitated illegal entry of numerous immigrants into the UK. The suspected group ringleaders, a 34-year-old man from Grays, Essex, and a 34-year-old man from Dagenham, London, were arrested on Monday. The illegal entry of immigrants was allegedly…
UK Police to Help Crack Down on People Smugglers in North Africa
UK police officers are to be tasked with breaking up people-smuggling gangs alongside security forces in North African countries, it has been reported. The Times of London has been told National Crime Agency (NCA) officers would join nations in the region in their efforts to stop the people traffickers. According to the newspaper, the Italian…
3 Men Jailed for Supplying Fugitives With ‘Genuine’ Passports
Three men have been jailed for running a racket that supplied fugitive drug traffickers and murderers with “genuine” passports. Christopher Zietek, 67, and Alan Thompson, 72, were found guilty in March, after a nine-week trial, while Anthony Beard, 61, pleaded guilty on the eve of his trial. Jailing them at Reading Crown Court on Tuesday,…
UK Tribunal Finds Crime Agency’s Hacking Warrants Lawful
Three judges have rejected an appeal against the way the National Crime Agency (NCA) obtained a warrant to use data from a hack of an encrypted phone network. In its ruling, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), led by Mr. Justice Edis, declared the warrant was “lawfully issued” and said, “It is declared that the respondent [the NCA]…
Bombs Left Outside London Barrister’s Office on Orders of Businessman With ‘Serious Grudge,’ Jury Told
LONDON—Explosive devices were left outside the chambers of a top London barrister as part of a “campaign of intimidation” by a wealthy businessman with a “serious grudge,” a jury has been told. Prosecutor Catherine Farrelly told the Old Bailey on Monday that Jonathan Nuttall, 49, “harboured a great deal of animosity” towards Andrew Sutcliffe, KC, a…
National Crime Agency Officer Denies Deleting Missing EncroChat Document
A National Crime Agency (NCA) officer has denied deleting a key document related to Operation Venetic, the agency’s investigation into criminals using EncroChat encrypted devices, and has told a tribunal the failure to disclose another document was a “complete error.” Emma Sweeting was giving evidence at an Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which is hearing legal challenges…
Wealthy Russian Businessman Held by UK Officers Investigating Oligarchs
A wealthy Russian businessman has been arrested at his multi-million-pound London home by officers investigating potential criminal activity by oligarchs. The 58-year-old man, who has not been named, was held by the National Crime Agency (NCA) on Thursday on suspicion of offences including money laundering, conspiracy to defraud the Home Office, and conspiracy to commit…
Alleged People Smuggler Arrested in UK After 27 llegal Immigrants Drowned in English Channel
An alleged people trafficker has been arrested by British police in connection with the deaths of 27 illegal immigrants who died when their small boat sank in the English Channel in November 2021. Harem Ahmed Abwbaker, 32, was arrested in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on Tuesday morning by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers acting on behalf of…
Up to 800,000 ‘Predatory’ Paedophiles in Britain: National Crime Agency
A director of the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said there are between 550,000 and 800,000 paedophiles in Britain who pose a risk to children, and he said the threat from child sexual abusers continues to grow and “has not reached its peak yet.” Chris Farrimond, the NCA’s director of threat leadership, revealed the figure…
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