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Home News “Europe’s most wanted” - suspected head of Romanian criminal network arrested in UK Return to News 15 August 2018 The suspected head of a major Romanian organised crime network has been arrested following an operation by the National Crime Agency. Florin Ghinea, 43, (right) was detained by officers from the NCA’s Armed Operations Unit as he left a gym in Watford on Tuesday 14 August. The operation was supported by Hertfords…

Ten people in hospital after Manchester shooting 12 August 2018 Image copyright PA Ten people have been hospitalised after shots were fired in the Moss Side area of Manchester. Greater Manchester Police said the victims had suffered "minor to major inju…

Home News 51 children potential victims of trafficking in EU-wide action Return to News 14 August 2018 51 children and 72 adults were identified as potential victims of trafficking last month in a Europe-wide week of action involving 33 law enforcement agencies in the UK. The National Crime Agency (NCA) coordinated the operation in the UK during which 44 people were arrested for a range of criminality, including rape of a child, sexu…

Britain's highest court has called on the government to ensure that people found not guilty of offences are not “unfairly stigmatised” by criminal record checks. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/criminal-records-acquitted-checks-supreme-court-cleared-supreme-court-ar-police-a8470451.html

Return to News 13 August 2018 A 28-year-old man who supplied drugs and a firearm to organised criminals in London has been jailed for 17-and-a-half years years. Dardan Sadikaj, along with his criminal associates, had been under surveillance by the joint National Crime Agency and Metropolitan Police Organised Crime Partnership (OCP) for 16 months before he was arrested on 9 January 2018 in Coquelles, France. In September 2016, OCP officers watched as Sadikaj met with his cousin, Besard Mustafaj at the Sunrise Carwash on Barking High Road. Mustafaj left and was seen taking a white plastic bag from a woman on Gillette Road. He was arrested shortly after and a …

Deptford fire: Two men arrested after boy's fire death 11 August 2018 Image copyright Family handout Image caption Joel Urhie dreamed of becoming a firefighter, his family said …

Return to News 10 August 2018 Egyptian national, Ahmed Saleh Elsayed Mustafa, 39, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers in January 2017 as part of a joint operation with the Danish police. His criminal boss and now convicted people smuggler, Mohamed Elsaid Khalil Ali, was arrested in Esbjerg, Denmark shortly before Mustafa's arrest. Ali facilitated the travel of 51 migrants who entered the UK from Denmark via the port of Immingham hidden within freight lorries between May 2016 and January 2017. In the six months leading up to his arrest, Mustafa received £10,200 from members of the people smuggling network which he was instructed to launder for Ali.…

Return to News 10 August 2018 A drug dealer has been jailed for eight years after telling National Crime Agency investigators that £1m worth of drugs in his home were being stored for someone else. Edward Donaldson had 25,595 ecstasy tablets worth up to £256,000 alone stored in his flat in Southview court, Waterloo, Liverpool. NCA officers found a haul that included: £3,000 cash, 84.8g of crystal MDMA, 229g of cocaine, cathinone derivatives (like amphetamine) worth £774,135 and psychoactive drug mexedrone worth £30,000 – totalling more than £1m. Donaldson, 39, had banked £27,810 in unexplained cash between March 2015 and March 2017. In interview with the N…

Return to News We are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a Manchester man wanted in connection with a firearms incident. At around 9.30pm on Saturday 28 July, two men were seen driving a white VW Passat in the area of Allama Iqbal Road in Oldham. The vehicle was followed but unbeknown to officers a firearm and ammunition was thrown out of the car window near the Fiddlers Green pub, Alexandra Terrace, off the A6 Stockport Road, Levenshulme. The firearm was found by a member of the public and handed in. On Thursday 9 August, a 22-year-old man was arrested at his home address in the Levenshulme area of Manchester in connection with the incident, b…

Ben Stokes trial: Cricketer denies making homophobic comments 9 August 2018 Related TopicsBen Stokes affray trial Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage from the arresting officer's bodycam has been shown to the jury at Mr Stokes' trial. England cricketer Ben Stokes has told a court he did not make homophobic comments before a…

A vile police officer was jailed for 16 years for raping a baby - after being caught by his own colleagues. Full Story - Daily Mail

Return to News 7 August 2018 Six men who were part of a crime group attempting to use small boats and a jet ski to smuggle migrants across the Channel into the UK have been found guilty, following a nine week trial at the Old Bailey. The lengthy investigation, led by the National Crime Agency, focused on two separate criminal networks working together, one Albanian and one from Kent and was carried out with the support of the French National Police, Immigration Enforcement, Kent Police and Border Force. The plot involved Albanian organisers Artur Nutaj and Saba Dulaj who attempted to illegally facilitate Albanian migrants into the UK from the north coast of…

Brexit: Police commissioners concern over 'no deal' 7 August 2018 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright PA A no-deal Brexit poses a risk to the public because the UK would lose access to EU-wide security powers and databases, police leaders have warned. …