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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.

Mohammed Hossain

The convicted kingpin of an organised crime group that smuggled hundreds of people both into and out of the UK has been told to hand over £290,000 within three months, or face an extra two years in prison.

Abwbaker in handcuffs

A man arrested by the National Crime Agency in connection with the deaths of at least 27 people who drowned attempting to cross the English Channel has been convicted in France.

All the seized suitcases and cannabis

Four 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.

Custody image of Foster

A fourth man featured on the National Crime Agency’s recent Most Wanted campaign has been arrested.

Small boat on the water containing people in life jackets

A teenager who piloted a boat with 165 people on board across the English Channel has been jailed for risking the lives of others during a sea crossing.

Custody image of Josh Smith

A drug supplier caught red-handed with illegal substances and £81k criminal cash at his home, has been jailed for nine years and nine months today, 18 September.

Three firearms in plastic bags

A man who converted blank firing weapons into deadly firearms aged just 17 has been convicted following a National Crime Agency investigation.

NCA and Police officers

A man from the West Midlands has been charged with advertising illegal immigration services online, as part of an investigation involving the National Crime Agency and West Midlands Police.

Police officer discovering 220 Vietnamese passports in boot of car

Five members of an organised crime group responsible for facilitating illegal entry to the UK of Vietnamese migrants and laundered more than £1.6 million in cash from that criminality have been jailed for a total of almost 40 years.

Inflated boat

Law enforcement activity has been a key factor in bringing down the number of people transported to the UK illegally by small boat, according to a new assessment issued by the National Crime Agency.

NCA officer making an arrest

A man wanted by the National Crime Agency in connection with a multi-million pound fraud has been arrested in Dublin.

Meth lab

Five Mexican men will appear in court charged in relation to the alleged production of meth, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

Custody image of Noah Barker

A drug smuggler recruited on Snapchat told investigators he knew suitcases he was bringing back from Thailand contained cannabis or cocaine.

custody image of suspects

Two men who created fraudulent Covid 19 vaccination records during the pandemic, and sold them online, have been sentenced.