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Current officers and one NCA officer on secondment have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours for outstanding work in their respective fields and showing exceptional dedication during the Covid-19 pandemic. An officer working in the NCA’s Child Sexual Exploitation Referrals Bureau has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for displaying extraordinary commitment to protecting children. She is responsible for reviewing horrific child sexual abuse images, ensuring that children are safeguarded and offenders pursued. Anthony Larson has received the Member of the British Empire (MBE) for services to Operational Law Enforcement. In his current…

Two suspected members of a criminal network involved in the smuggling of Vietnamese migrants into the UK have been arrested. The pair, a 30-year-old Vietnamese national and a 50-year-old British national, were detained yesterday (8 October) after the car they were travelling in was stopped in the Grange Road area of Croydon, as part of a National Crime Agency operation. They were held on suspicion of assisting in the facilitation of illegal immigration. The 50-year-old has since been released under investigation, while the 30-year-old, who is alleged to have played a key role in the criminal enterprise, remains in custody. The organised crime group under investigation …

A drugs mule who swallowed 99 packages of cocaine weighing more than one kilogram before he flew into the UK has been jailed for four years. Jean Da Silva Oliveira, 22, tried to smuggle the class A drugs from Sao Paolo in his native Brazil. He landed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday 5 September and was stopped by Border Force officers. Following inconsistencies in his account he was arrested and a National Crime Agency investigation began. Oliveira – who had claimed he was in the UK for nearly a month as part of a “dream” visit – was x-rayed and the large number of packages were revealed. He was kept in custody until all 99 packages had been passed – which totalled …

"And if it's going to be the tier three restrictions - effectively a national lockdown - we have to go back to a full furlough scheme for those staff, support for those businesses, otherwise the north of England is going to be levelled down this winter and I won't accept it." View the full article

Trump ready to return to public life, says doctor A White House physician anticipates the president's safe return to public engagements this Saturday. View the full article

Covid: New restrictions for England likely next week 7 October 2020 Related TopicsCoronavirus pandemic Image copyright Getty Images Coronavirus restrictions are to be further tightened in parts of England early next week with the closure of bars and resta…