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An international operation involving the National Crime Agency (NCA) has led to the seizure of just under 1000 kilos of MDMA and meth and the arrest of four British men in one of Australia’s biggest ever drug seizures. 15 August 2019 Four British men have been arrested in Australia and New Zealand following a drugs operation, supported by the NCA, targeting a UK organised crime syndicate. Queensland Police, ACIC and AFP officers seized 766kg of MDMA powder in one of Australia and NZs biggest ever drug seizures on Tuesday. The drugs haul had an estimated value of 90 million Australian dollars (GBP £50.7 million). The MDMA powder was the highest purity ever recorded i…

PM to create 10,000 new prison places and boosts stop and search 11 August 2019 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHome Secretary Priti Patel: "Stop and search works." An extra 10,000 new prison places will be created and stop and search powers expanded, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised. Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Mr …

NCA investigators have released the image of the 53-year-old from Manchester, who failed to attend court in connection with drugs offences. 14 August 2019 National Crime Agency investigators have released the image of 53-year-old Kurt McDonough from Manchester, who failed to attend court in connection with drugs offences. On 17 October 2017, McDonough was arrested for conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs by officers in Manchester. He was subsequently charged for these offences and was due to appear at court last month but failed to appear. McDonough is suspected of involvement in a criminal group distributing cocaine, cannabis in Manchester. Two other men Micha…

The NCA has been granted freezing orders on eight bank accounts containing a total of more than £100 million, which is suspected to have derived from bribery and corruption in an overseas nation. 14 August 2019 The Account Freezing Orders (AFOs) were obtained at Westminster Magistrates Court on 12 August, and represent the largest amount of money frozen using AFOs since they were introduced under the Criminal Finances Act 2017. The orders will allow the NCA to further investigate the funds. If found to be derived from - or intended for use in - unlawful conduct, the NCA will seek to recover the money. Approximately £20m held by a linked individual was frozen follow…

This is the shocking moment police Tasered a notorious drug offender five times after he tried to flee in a stolen vehicle. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7348311/Shocking-moment-police-Taser-dangerous-driver-FIVE-times.html

Prisons: Boris Johnson pledges £100m to boost security 12 August 2019 Image copyright PA Media Prisons in England and Wales are to receive £100m to improve security and cut crime, the government has said. Airport-style security - such as X-ray scanners …

Law and order: Extra £85m for CPS to tackle violent crime 11 August 2019 Image copyright PA Media The Crown Prosecution Service will receive an extra £85m over the next two years, to help deal with a rise in violent crime. It comes as Boris Johnson laun…

Drug crime mapped: Gangs operating away from home cities By Will Dahlgreen BBC Data Journalist 12 August 2019 Drug crime is increasing in many small towns and villages even as it falls significantly in city centres, the BBC has found. Police data shows drug crimes in Engl…

Police have come under attack in the New Lodge area of north Belfast, after being sent to support contractors ordered to remove a bonfire. https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2019-08-08/psni-attend-new-lodge-bonfire-as-contractors-tasked-with-removal/

Three members of an organised crime group have been sentenced to a total of 45 years for smuggling a minimum of £2.49 million worth of heroin from Pakistan into the UK via the post. 9 July 2019 The trio - from Luton and Birmingham - imported drugs through UK airports concealed within packages of boxing gloves, equine dentistry tools, and motorcycle gloves. Thirteen packages were recovered containing a total of five kilos of high purity heroin, with the NCA investigation team estimating a further 14 kilos were imported based on records showing previous parcels linked to the crime group. The NCA began investigating Sultan Mahmood Butt, aged 37, Nibeel Saghir, aged 34,…