National Crime Agency (NCA)
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Working for NCA - London 1 2
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Hi, Does anyone here work for NCA and willing to DM me about their experiences for working them? Wondering what it is like to work for NCA and what sort of activities you are involved in. Where are the London offices? Their experiences in the role and progression Any specific information about working as an Intel Officer? Many thanks!
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Return to News 9 July 2018 A 60-year-old Dutch national who smuggled cocaine worth £1.5million into Harwich has been jailed for 10 years following an investigation by the National Crime Agency. On 22 January 2018 Border Force officers stopped the lorry of Peter Willemsen, 60, at Harwich International Port. Willemsen said he was travelling to Lutterworth, Leicestershire, to deliver computer parts. When he was stopped, Willemsen was seen to turn round and rummage behind him. A search of the cab revealed a number of taped packages in a large red bag, covered by a blanket, on the driver’s bunk behind the seat. Testing of the packages showed they contained 15kg …
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Return to News 6 July 2018 A man who tried to smuggle a gun and ammunition into the UK hidden in the battery compartment of his van has been jailed for five years after an investigation by the National Crime Agency. Officers stopped a van being driven by Polish national Rafal Habiak, 34, on the evening of 3 June 2018 at Dover Eastern Docks in Kent. He told officers he was driving to his home address in Grimsby. The blue Mercedes Vaneo was examined by Border Force officers who found a handgun hidden in box under the battery compartment alongside two packets of 9mm blank cartridges which contained ‘tear-gas’. Habiak denied all knowledge of the hidden ammun…
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Return to News 6 July 2018 A barber from Birmingham has been convicted, along with five others, of importing at least £1 million worth of cocaine into the UK from Jamaica disguised as coconut milk powder, coffee and Lasoy milk. Nigel Roberts, 41, of Sutton Coldfield, was arrested in May 2017 after National Crime Agency (NCA) investigators identified him as the ringleader behind four previous importations of cocaine into UK airports. Phone records identified that Roberts was in contact with key members of his network around the time of each importation and had given them instructions via WhatsApp. In June 2016, Roberts worked with an associate in Jamaica, …
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Return to News 5 July 2018 An Albanian people smuggler has today been jailed for six years for trying to sail eight other Albanians into the UK in an inflatable boat. Afrim Xhekaliu, 41, made an emergency call to police in the early hours of 31 January this year as the rigid hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) he was sailing got lost in the freezing English Channel after setting off from France. Xhekaliu, of Leicester Road, Barnet, north London, who was himself an illegal immigrant, flew from Gatwick Airport to Albania’s capital Tirana several days before and evidence from his mobile phone showed him setting up the smuggling attempt. In one text message exchange …
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NCA: Five men charged with 21 sexual abuse offences including rape and indecent assault
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Home News Five men charged with 21 sexual abuse offences including rape and indecent assault Return to News 5 July 2018 Five men have been charged with a total of 21 offences, including rape and indecent assault, as part of the National Crime Agency’s investigation into child sexual abuse and exploitation in Rotherham. Yasser Iqbal Hussain (34), Shahid Hussain (42), Azad Akram Raja (34) all from Sheffield and Faisel Hussain (32) from R…
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Return to News 4 July 2018 A London-based nurse has been sentenced to 14 years in prison following a landmark prosecution which saw her convicted for trafficking Nigerian women to Europe and forcing them into sex work. Josephine Iyamu, 51, is the first British national to be convicted under the Modern Slavery Act for offences committed overseas. The National Crime Agency’s investigation into Iyamu began in July 2017 following information from the German Police who had identified one of her victims working in a brothel in Trier. After locating Iyamu, AKA Madame Sandra, in London, NCA investigators worked with the Nigerian Agency for the Prohibition of Traff…
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NCA: Four smuggled drugs worth £2.1m into UK
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Return to News 3 July 2018 Four men who smuggled three-quarters of a tonne of cannabis with a street value of more than £2.1m into the UK will be sentenced next month following an operation led by the National Crime Agency (NCA). Brothers Kevin, 57 and John Downes, 58, and Brian Chapman, 64, all from Bermondsey, South London pleaded guilty at earlier court hearings to conspiracy to import controlled drugs into the UK. Thomas Abrahams, 73, was found guilty at the Old Bailey on 28 June 2018 following a two week trial. Left to right: Kevin Downes, John Downes, Thomas Abrahams, Brian Chapman The men were arrested following an operation led by NCA officers to…
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Return to News 3 July 2018 A man dubbed himself ‘Satan’ and watched child abuse videos on his home computer more than 250 times. Danny Rowland, 24, from Dorset Road, Newcastle, watched the horrific videos via an on online conferencing facility and asked other offenders: “who likes torture?” Rowland admitted making indecent images of children and was jailed today at Newcastle Crown Court for 18 months following an early guilty plea. He was also given a 10 year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and will have to sign to the Sex Offender Register for 10 years. National Crime Agency investigators raided his home address on the 4th April 2017 and he was arrested and…
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Home News Fugitive conman Mark Acklom arrested in Switzerland Return to News Mark Acklom, aged 45, was tracked down to a luxury apartment in Zurich late on Saturday night following an intelligence-led operation involving the National Crime Agency, Avon & Somerset Police and the Swiss authorities. Acklom, who was living with his wife and two children, is currently in a police station in Zurich awaiting extradition proceedings. He…
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Home News Danish national pleads guilty to steroid smuggling charges Return to News 29 June 2018 The head of a pharmaceutical company has pleaded guilty to importing commercial quantities of illegal anabolic steroids. Jacob Sporon-Fielder, a 37-year-old Danish national who had been living in India, admitted conspiracy charges relating to Class C substances worth more than £80 million, during a hearing at the Old Bailey in London. He…
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Return to News 28 June 2018 A London-based nurse has been convicted of heading up a criminal network that subjected vulnerable Nigerian women to voodoo rituals before trafficking them to Europe and forcing them into sex work. Her conviction is the first successful prosecution of a British national for offences committed overseas under the Modern Slavery Act.. Josephine Iyamu, 51, denied trafficking five women from Nigeria to Germany and exploiting them for prostitution. However, following a xx week trial, a jury at Birmingham Crown Court today (28 June 2018) convicted her of modern slavery offences and perverting the course of justice. Her husband was fou…
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NCA: NCA statement on Ticketmaster cyber incident
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Home News NCA statement on Ticketmaster cyber incident Return to News The National Crime Agency is leading the investigation and broader law enforcement response to the cyber incident affecting Ticketmaster. Specialist officers from the NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) are managing the ongoing investigation and are working with Ticketmaster and partners to secure evidence, as well as provide mitigation advice and guidance. Office…
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Home News Three arrested as suspected forgery factory raided in north east London Return to News 27 June 2018 Three men have been arrested by the National Crime Agency as part of a major investigation into the manufacture and supply of counterfeit identity documents. The men, a Ukrainian national aged 37, and two Latvian nationals aged 33 and 36, were detained on suspicion of Identity Documents Act offences late yesterday afternoon (2…
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Return to News 27 June 2018 Users of widely available cyber tools that could be hired to carry out cyber-attacks against victims have been targeted as part of an operation co-ordinated by the National Crime Agency and the West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit (WMROCU). The joint law enforcement activity targeted prolific users of ‘off the shelf’ services who had each amassed over 1,000 offences under the Computer Misuse Act. Officers from Regional Cyber Crime Units in the West Midlands, East Midlands, North West, East Of England, Metropolitan Police, North East, Yorkshire and Humber and Scotland carried out arrests and prevent activity over the last we…
