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Seized suitcases and the cannabis they contained

Couriers convicted over £13.8 million cannabis importation attempt

A gang of drugs couriers who were part of a plot to smuggle cannabis worth £13.8 million into the UK via Birmingham Airport have been convicted.

  • Drug trafficking
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Van driver claimed he was delivering a hot tub in cannabis smuggling run

A van driver who claimed he was delivering a hot tub but was actually smuggling cannabis worth £220,000 into Northern Ireland and across the border to the Republic of Ireland has been jailed after a National Crime Agency investigation.

  • Drug trafficking
Crate of bananas and drugs

Cocaine worth £232m seized in National Crime Agency investigation

A huge seizure of almost three tonnes of cocaine has been made as part of a National Crime Agency investigation.

  • Drug trafficking
Custody image of David Boylett and white 3D printed gun

Gun obsessive jailed for printing 3D firearm

A man who was obsessed by guns has been jailed for 3D printing a firearm, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

  • Firearms
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Com group member sentenced for campaign of abuse against 117 victims worldwide

A man from Leeds who forced more than 100 victims into sexual activity and self-harm as part of a Com group, including them carving his online username into their bodies, has been sentenced to two years in prison after a National Crime Agency investigation.

  • Child sexual exploitation
  • Child sexual abuse
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Woman guilty of £512,000 Thai cannabis plot

A 45-year-old woman has admitted 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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It starts with a free holiday and ends in a Thai jail cell - NCA launches campaign warning against cannabis smuggling

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched a new social media campaign warning young people that smuggling cannabis from Thailand to the UK could land them in a foreign jail.

  • Drug trafficking
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850 years in jail for criminals and £70m-worth of drugs seized by specialist Merseyside team

More than 100 criminals linked to drug and gun crime in Merseyside have been jailed as a result of investigations by a specialist team formed in 2021.

  • Drug trafficking
  • Firearms
  • Money laundering
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Campaign to protect viewers from romance fraud launched by National Crime Agency and Freeview channel Great Romance

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and Freeview channel Great! Romance have today launched a joint campaign highlighting warning signs of romance fraud, a crime that affects victims both emotionally and financially, costing millions of pounds every year.

  • Fraud
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Man charged with piloting small boat from France to the UK

A Sudanese national has been charged with endangering another during a journey by sea to the UK following a small boat crossing.

  • Organised immigration crime
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Bulgarian man jailed over dozens of guns and massive amount of ammunition

NCA and Border Force seized 54 handguns and 764 rounds of ammunition from smuggler's cars.

  • Firearms
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Albanian crime group duo jailed over cocaine and semi-automatic handgun

Two members of an Albanian organised crime group have been jailed for drugs and firearms offences.

  • Drug trafficking
  • Firearms
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West Sussex man who paid for children to be sexually abused jailed for 12 years

A man from West Sussex who committed multiple child abuse offences, including paying for children in the Philippines to be sexually abused to order, has been jailed for 12 years.

  • Child sexual exploitation
  • Child sexual abuse
Cocaine laid out at Portsmouth

Nearly £20m of cocaine seized at Portsmouth Docks

Almost £20m worth of cocaine has been seized at Portsmouth Docks, sparking a National Crime Agency investigation.

  • Drug trafficking
Cocaine bales laid out on a blue floor

Crime group smuggled £40m of cocaine they almost lost at sea

Eleven offenders guilty of plot to retrieve 500kg of cocaine from the ocean – as NCA releases bonus episode of podcast series Underworld exploring the chemical concealment of cocaine.

  • Drug trafficking
Black rubber boats pilled up together

25 boats and 25 engines destined for Channel people smugglers seized in major operation at Felixstowe

At least 25 inflatable boats and 25 outboard engines which would have been delivered to people smuggling gangs have been seized at Felixstowe, as part of a National Crime Agency investigation.

  • Organised immigration crime

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