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A Dutch man has been convicted of importing £134m worth of cocaine hidden on a yacht intercepted off the coast of Cornwall. Crew member Maarten Peter Pieterse, aged 61, was arrested following the operation led by the National Crime Agency. He pleaded guilty at a hearing last year. Another crew member, Emile Adriaan Jeroen Schoemaker, aged 45, who was also arrested at the time, was found not guilty by a jury today (Wednesday 26 June) following a re-trial at Bristol Crown Court. On the 18 July 2018, the Border Force cutter HMC Vigilant intercepted the Dutch-flagged SY Marcia approximately 120 miles south west of the Cornish coast. It then escorted the 60-foot yacht int…

Three British men have been arrested as part of an international investigation into an organised crime group suspected of smuggling over 300 migrants into the UK. Two of the men were arrested by the National Crime Agency on European Arrest Warrants and now face extradition to France to stand trial. 36-year-old Hojjat Nickhoo, from Enfield, was held as he tried to leave the country via Heathrow airport on Saturday 15 June, while 31-year-old Ayoob Khaleghi was detained following a raid on Nickhoo’s address on 19 June. They appeared before Westminster Magistrates Court yesterday (24 June) where they were remanded in custody as extradition proceedings continue. Followin…

Two Albanian men have been jailed for a total of 13 years and 10 months after being caught with 8.5 kilos of cocaine and £17,000 in cash. 24 June 2019 Two Albanian men have been jailed for a total of 13 years and 10 months after being caught with 8.5 kilos of cocaine and £17,000 in cash. Shpend Vata, 32, from Golders Green, London, and Gentjan Murati, 34, from Hitchin, Hertfordshire, were arrested following a joint investigation by the National Crime Agency and Metropolitan Police Service’s Organised Crime Partnership (OCP). Vata was jailed for seven years 10 months and Murati six years at Woolwich Crown Court (Friday 21 June). On 27 November 2018, Vata arrived at …

'Jihadi Jack' parents guilty of funding terrorism 21 June 2019 Image copyright PA Image caption John Letts and Sally Lane were found guilty of sending their son £223 while he was in Syria, despite…

NCA statement on the Eurofins cyber incident. 21 June 2019 Rob Jones, Director of threat leadership at the NCA said: “The National Crime Agency is leading the criminal investigation into a recent cyber incident that has affected Eurofins Scientific. “Specialist cyber-crime officers from the NCA are working with partners from the National Cyber Security Centre and the National Police Chief’s Council to mitigate the risks and assess the nature of this incident. “We are securing evidence and forensically analysing infected computers, but due to the quantity of data involved and the complexity of these kinds of enquiries, this is an investigation which will take time, …

A flat in Dagenham has been recovered as part of a National Crime Agency civil recovery investigation into a man believed to be a drug dealer and fraudster. Mkpa Oju Uka, aged 50, from Essex, claimed the flat, worth around £310,000, had been bought with the profits of a second hand clothes business, but investigators alleged it was paid for using the proceeds of drug sales and mortgage fraud. The claim, which was brought back in April 2018, has taken more than a year to resolve due to Uka repeatedly using delaying tactics, such as not complying with court directions, to hinder the progress of the case. A court order was obtained last week at a hearing in the High Cou…

This dramatic video shows the moment a police officer smashes a car windscreen after a driver refuses to get out of his vehicle. Full Story - Mirror This video is doing the rounds on social media, many people including Lee Jasper using it as a propaganda video for their own agenda. Many people trying to imply the officers are behaviour is racist, not sure how that is? Buzzfeed are trying to find the driver to make an article about it.

A gang of more than 100 young people bombarded police with bottles and missiles in Lawless London last night. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7147411/Gang-100-youths-bombard-police-bottles-missiles-Lawless-London.html Never fear the local MP has come to the rescue.

Three Essex men including a pensioner and a serving RAF sergeant have been jailed for 11 years after admitting their involvement in a £1m drug dealing and money laundering conspiracy. In October 2018, officers from the National Crime Agency identified that Dennis Jacobs, 71 from Romford, RAF sergeant David Corentin, 32, from Rainham, Essex and Jason Warner, 48, from Canvey Island were involved in supplying cocaine, cannabis and amphetamines across London and Essex. On October 12, Corentin was stopped by investigators on the A13 after they observed Jason Warner place a number of large bags into the vehicle he was driving. When searched, the bags contained more than £50…