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People smugglers who arranged HGV transport for migrants are sentenced

A pair of people smugglers who arranged the transport of Vietnamese migrants to the UK hidden in lorries have been sentenced.

  • Organised immigration crime
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London man charged with smuggling Thai cannabis

A man from London has been charged with smuggling cannabis from Thailand, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

  • Drug trafficking
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Young couple charged with smuggling Thai cannabis

A young couple from Merseyside have been charged with smuggling cannabis from Thailand, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

  • Drug trafficking
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Operation Venetic: ‘How did you know I was here?’ – Drugs ring mastermind and gang members jailed

The mastermind of a largescale drugs ring and his gang members have been jailed, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

  • Drug trafficking
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28 years for £109m drugs kingpin and corrupt courier firm accomplice

The kingpin of a £109 million drugs network has been jailed, after a National Crime Agency-led international investigation unearthed his criminality.

  • Drug trafficking
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45-year-old woman remanded over alleged £512k Thai cannabis plot

A 45-year-old woman has been charged with smuggling 51.2kg of cannabis from Thailand on a flight to the United Kingdom, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

  • Drug trafficking
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Huge new fines for Brit cannabis smugglers in Thailand or up to two years in prison

The ‘average’ British courier will have to pay around £17,700 to leave the country.

  • Drug trafficking
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Man who encouraged child abuse facilitators to make children ‘cry’ sentenced

A man who encouraged child sexual abuse facilitators to make their victims ‘cry’ has been sentenced, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

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Suspected people smuggling network member arrested by NCA in Kent

A suspected member of an organised crime group which smuggles migrants to and from the UK in lorries has been arrested by the National Crime Agency.

  • Organised immigration crime
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New guidance for parents and carers as AI-manipulated images of children become a growing concern

Parents and carers are being alerted to the growing threat of children's images shared online being manipulated into AI generated sexual abuse material. 

  • Child sexual exploitation
  • Child sexual abuse
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UPDATE: Fourth man appears in court over Essex boat incident

A fourth man has now been charged with facilitating illegal immigration in connection with an incident which saw a number of people detained for immigration offences in Holland-on-Sea near Clacton last week.

  • Organised immigration crime
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Sexual offending, domestic abuse and online abuse networks uncovered as law enforcement and prosecutors launch coordinated national response

A coordinated national law enforcement response has been announced today to tackle the evolving threat of organised sexual offending and domestic abuse perpetrated in person and shared online by predominantly males against females, known as organised drug-facilitated sexual assault (ODFSA).

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Boats bound for Channel people smugglers seized at Bulgarian border

Twenty-five inflatable boats which were being shipped to people smuggling gangs operating in the English Channel have been intercepted in Bulgaria.

  • Organised immigration crime
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Suspected people smuggler charged with organising small boat crossings

A man has been arrested and charged with people smuggling offences in relation to small boat crossings, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

  • Organised immigration crime
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Couple sentenced following cannabis and cash raid

A Birmingham couple have been sentenced after cannabis and cash were found at their home as part of a National Crime Agency investigation.

  • Drug trafficking
  • Money laundering
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Operation Venetic: two jailed for involvement in drugs supply to organised crime groups

Two people have been jailed for their involvement in supplying drugs to organised crime groups.

  • Drug trafficking

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