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A man wanted in connection with a fatal small boat crossing last year has been arrested in Liverpool by officers from the National Crime Agency.

An ex-footballer who used his club’s name as the password for an encrypted phone with which he made drug deals worth half a million pounds, has been jailed for nine years today, 2 February.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and NatWest Group have today launched a joint campaign aimed at accounts payable professionals and finance personnel that highlights the risks of Invoice Fraud, a crime that costs businesses millions each year.

Sanctions enablers are increasingly turning to cryptoassets to move and hide illicit funds, including those linked to sanctions evasion.

Seven suspects have been arrested in the United Kingdom as the National Crime Agency collaborated with police and international partners on INTERPOL's largest-ever operation targeting people smuggling and human trafficking.

Five people have been arrested and charged as part of a National Crime Agency investigation targeting a suspected organised crime group involved in smuggling migrants out of the UK in lorries.

The National Crime Agency led a record year of takedowns of social media accounts linked to organised immigration crime during 2025.

An investigator who led the dismantling of one of the largest cybercrime groups in the world and a legal expert who supported the prosecution of hundreds of dangerous criminals are among the National Crime Agency (NCA) officers recognised in the King’s New Year Honours this year.

The NCA have identified that a billion-dollar money laundering network active in the UK purchased a bank in Kyrgyzstan to facilitate sanctions evasion and payments in support of Russian military efforts.

Two British men wanted by UK law enforcement have been arrested in Colombia following an investigation led by the National Crime Agency.

A drugs boss jailed for 20 years following a National Crime Agency investigation has been ordered to hand over more than £1m.

National Crime Agency officers have led the biggest international collaboration of its kind at the Bulgarian border targeting people smuggling and the transportation of small boats equipment.

​Thousands of premises have been targeted in the second iteration of Operation Machinize, a national initiative targeting the criminal exploitation of high street businesses.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) have today launched a campaign to highlight the risks of Crypto Investment Fraud, a crime that costs the public millions every year. The campaign has a particular focus on men below 45, who are the most frequent victims of crypto fraud.