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Six men have been charged as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into the seizure of more than half a tonne of cannabis at Birmingham Airport.

A Sudanese national has been charged in connection with the deaths of four small boat migrants, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

Two men have been jailed for 19 years each for their roles in a people smuggling ring moving migrants across Europe after a National Crime Agency investigation.

More than $12 million has been frozen and 20,000 victims identified in an NCA-led international operation targeting cryptocurrency and investment scammers.

A man who was previously jailed for 14 years for child sexual abuse offences has today been sentenced to life, after pleading guilty to an additional 67 charges.

Two Vietnamese nationals who advertised small boats people smuggling on Facebook have been sentenced following a major UK-French investigation.

National Crime Agency officers have arrested three people as part of a coordinated operation with French police against a people smuggling organised crime group involved in transporting Vietnamese migrants to the UK in lorries and small boats.

A drug dealer who was caught with multiple weapons has been jailed after attempting to import a firearm.

A man who was involved in recruiting lorry drivers for people smugglers has been jailed for six years today (27 March), following an investigation by the National Crime Agency.

A key member of an international people smuggling network involved in illegal migrant crossings to the UK has been jailed for more than 10 years.

National Crime Agency officers have joined international partners in a major operation which has seen four people arrested in Germany today (Wednesday 25 March), as part of an investigation targeting a network suspected of supplying equipment to cross-Channel small boat people smugglers.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and National Federation of Builders (NFB) have launched a joint campaign aimed at accounts payable professionals and finance personnel in the construction industry that highlights the risks of invoice fraud, a crime that costs businesses millions each year.

National Crime Agency officers have launched an investigation following the seizure of around one tonne of cocaine at London Gateway port. 

557 people have been arrested as part of Operation Henhouse, the fifth year of our UK-wide campaign against fraud, coordinated by the National Economic Crime Centre at the National Crime Agency and City of London Police.

A group of smugglers who were part of a vast drugs supply network have been sentenced.

Almost a ton of cocaine has been seized and two men charged in a National Crime Agency investigation.

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Operation ATLANTIC is an ongoing initiative by the National Crime Agency, working alongside the United States Secret Service, Canadian Law Enforcement and Regulators, aimed at identifying and contacting individuals who may have been affected by cryptoasset fraud.

A convicted murderer and two accomplices staged an elaborate scheme to help criminal associates escape big prison sentences for international drug trafficking.

Four taxi drivers who were part of a conspiracy to smuggle illegal migrants to France in the back of lorries have been sentenced following a National Crime Agency investigation.

A mother and son who plotted to smuggle 14 kilos of cocaine into the UK have been jailed, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

A Slovakian national with a firearms fixation has been jailed for possessing a gun and manufacturing live ammunition following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation.

Two men who ran a people smuggling ‘VIP service’ using a yacht to transport migrants from France to the UK have been jailed.

A man nicknamed “Killer” and his two younger brothers have been convicted 18 years after they sexually abused four children and a woman in Sheffield, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

The National Crime Agency has welcomed the Government’s new Fraud Strategy, which will bolster the organisation’s commitment to protecting the public against fraudsters particularly those operating upstream, overseas and online.

A woman who smuggled a deadly haul of military grade weapons, ammunition and Class A drugs into the UK has been jailed for nine years following a National Crime Agency investigation.

The National Crime Agency has gained possession of a property on Sandmoor Drive, Leeds, following protracted legal proceedings.

A family who obtained £150,000 in fraudulent Bounce Back Loans (BBL) during the Covid-19 pandemic to fund house renovations, credit card debt and school fees have been sentenced following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation.

A drug dealer has been jailed after telling National Crime Agency officers who stopped his car: “There’s thirty grand in there and a handgun.”

Four people from the north east have been charged as part of a joint National Crime Agency and NHS England investigation into the creation and online sale of fraudulent Covid 19 vaccination records during the pandemic.

A prolific people smuggler who transported hundreds of illegal migrants to the UK in small boats and HGVs has been handed a prison sentence.

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

An armourer who converted blank firing guns to become deadly weapons and planned to produce industrial supplies of methylamphetamine in the Lake District has been sentenced to 22 years and three months in jail following a National Crime Agency investigation.

A man from Bristol has been charged with firearms offences in connection with the purchase of almost 40 handguns and the discovery of two other weapons in the city.

Seven men have been arrested in Nigeria after intelligence identified a scam compound targeting UK victims.

The 50th person to be convicted under the National Crime Agency’s largest ever sexual abuse investigation has been jailed for 20 years for raping a child and a young woman in the 2000s.

The UK’s policing leads for child sexual abuse (CSA) are today warning that despite unprecedented levels of law enforcement action to tackle offending, advances in technology and the reliance on online platforms to communicate are significantly increasing the opportunities for offenders to engage with and sexually abuse children.

A man who ran multiple online child abuse chat groups has been sentenced, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

A rapist has faced justice 20 years after committing his crimes, following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA).

Five people have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into a people smuggling network suspected of transporting Vietnamese migrants to the UK in lorries and small boats.

A man wanted in connection with a fatal small boat crossing last year has been arrested in Liverpool by officers from the National Crime Agency.

A suspected people smuggling boss has been arrested in Birmingham as part of a joint investigation involving the National Crime Agency and West Midlands Police.

Members of a 24/7 drugs supply gang who offered a special discount on cocaine to mark the release of a Premier League footballer’s kidnapped father have been jailed for more than 63 years.

A man who tried to scam university applicants out of thousands of pounds has been jailed, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

A man has been charged with smuggling firearms and ammunition after 55 loaded Glock pistols were discovered.

A sixth man has been charged with conspiring to facilitate illegal immigration, as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into people smuggling.

An ex-footballer who used his club’s name as the password for an encrypted phone with which he made drug deals worth half a million pounds, has been jailed for nine years today, 2 February.

Three drug dealers who discussed trading military grade weapons have been jailed for 75 years in total.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and NatWest Group have today launched a joint campaign aimed at accounts payable professionals and finance personnel that highlights the risks of Invoice Fraud, a crime that costs businesses millions each year.

Sanctions enablers are increasingly turning to cryptoassets to move and hide illicit funds, including those linked to sanctions evasion.