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Operation Venetic: Two wanted men arrested in Colombia following National Crime Agency investigation

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

Operation Venetic: ‘Teflon’ drugs boss ordered to pay back £1.1m

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

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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.

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

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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.

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The National Crime Agency is warning that organised criminal gangs are actively recruiting HGV drivers to smuggle migrants both into and out of the UK.

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Hundreds of previously closed investigations into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation are being reviewed as part of a new operation focused on putting victims and survivors at the heart of the criminal justice process.

Charges following £13.8 million cannabis haul at Birmingham Airport

Eleven people have been charged as part of an ongoing National Crime Agency investigation into the seizure of more than half a tonne of cannabis at Birmingham Airport.

Three men arrested over £20m cocaine seizure

Three men have been arrested and 250kg of cocaine seized in an operation by a specialist law enforcement team set up to fight organised crime.

International law enforcement group set up to go after world’s most dangerous drugs traffickers

A group of international law enforcement partners will come together to go after some of the most dangerous drugs traffickers in the world.

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Two men have been arrested by officers from the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation.

Paedophile posed as teenage boy to sexually abuse children online

A man who incited and recorded thousands of children engaging in sexual activity online from his Croydon home has been jailed following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. 

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The National Crime Agency (NCA) and The Law Society have today launched a joint campaign aimed at solicitors & conveyancers.

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A man has been arrested in the UK by the National Crime Agency as part of an investigation into a cyber incident impacting Collins Aerospace.

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Ketamine worth millions has been taken off UK streets after officers stopped a van that was found to be filled with sacks of the drug.

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The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is the new chair of the international Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group (FELEG).