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New Horizon fishing vessel

Five drug smugglers who were arrested as they moved nearly half a tonne of cocaine into Eastbourne Marina, have been jailed following a National Crime Agency investigation.

White NCA logo on a charcoal background

Four men will appear in court charged in relation to the alleged production of meth – after five Mexican men were charged as part of the same National Crime Agency investigation last month.

HGV people smuggling network

Five men who were part of a gang who circumvented border checks by hiding people in lorries to transport them to France have been found guilty of people smuggling, following an investigation by the National Crime Agency.

Seized suitcases and extracted cannabis

Five members of a drugs smuggling gang who were part of a plot to import cannabis worth £13.8 million into the UK via Birmingham Airport have been sentenced.

Hugh Rodley custody image

A self-appointed lord convicted of two multi-million-pound frauds has admitted child sexual abuse offences, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

Darren Welsby Custody Image

A South Manchester man who raped and sexually assaulted children as young as six over a period of eight years has been jailed for 23 years.

Bhandari, Morris and Bhandari

Fraudsters who agreed millions of pounds in contracts to supply healthcare staff PPE during the Covid-19 pandemic but instead bought luxury cars and renovated their home have been sentenced.

Irons and Weir

Six men who were supplying cocaine in Northern Ireland have been sentenced after a National Crime Agency (NCA) and Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) investigation.

(left) Amy Durban / (right) suitcases filled with cannabis laid out on the floor

A 45-year-old woman has been jailed for 25 months after admitting smuggling 51.2kg of cannabis from Thailand on a flight to the United Kingdom, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

Inside a suspected scam centre, Ghana

Almost 30 suspected scammers have been arrested and 3.7 million online profiles and accounts removed as part of a National Crime Agency-hosted crackdown against fraud perpetrated from across Africa.

Officers from different agencies standing behind a seized inflated small boat

National Crime Agency officers have taken part in a major operation targeting transnational people smuggling gangs and organised crime in Bulgaria.

Desai and Abdullah

Two men who supplied pistols and ammunition to organised crime groups have been convicted and sentenced.

New website launched for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation

A new website providing victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation with information and support, as well as options in relation to requesting a review of a previously closed case, has been launched today.

black inflated boat in a warehouse

NCA and Border Force officers have seized 25 inflatable boats that were destined to be shipped to cross-Channel people smugglers.

Crime group members who smuggled large amounts of cash to the UAE

Members of a crime group which smuggled almost £30 million of cash out of the UK to the United Arab Emirates hidden in suitcases have been sentenced.

Packages of pink cocaine

Members of a Liverpool organised crime group have been jailed for trying to smuggle drugs to Australia and New Zealand, following a National Crime Agency investigation.