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UK, France and Germany target network involved in dangerous Channel boat crossings

National Crime Agency officers have supported a major operation targeting an Iraqi people smuggling network moving migrants to the UK via France.

Operation Destabilise

An international NCA-led investigation - Operation Destabilise - has exposed and disrupted Russian money laundering networks supporting serious and organised crime around the world: spanning from the streets of the UK, to the Middle East, Russia, and South America.

Arrest by NCA officer in London

Five people have been arrested and charged as part of an ongoing National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into migrant smuggling from the UK to France in lorries.

NCA arrest man in Wolverhampton as part of operation to take down Europe-wide people smuggling gang

The National Crime Agency has participated in a major international operation targeting a Syrian organised crime group considered one of Europe's most significant people smuggling networks.

Six arrested after multi-million pound Birmingham Airport drug seizure

Six people have been arrested and charged following a major drug seizure at Birmingham International Airport.

 Four arrested over significant cocaine haul in Kent

National Crime Agency (NCA) officers have arrested four men and seized approximately 400 kilos of cocaine after a fishing boat was stopped at sea off the Kent coast. 

Nine NCA arrests during major international operation targeting people smuggling

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested nine people in the UK as it collaborated with international partners on INTERPOL's largest-ever operation targeting people smuggling and human trafficking.

Members of the Virtual Global Taskforce

The NCA officially marked the end of its three-year term as Chair of the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), at a summit in London last week. 

Converted EKOL GEDIZ TVBF

Tests by the National Crime Agency and policing show four Turkish models are readily convertible and therefore illegal

Seizure of cannabis at the airport

National Crime Agency investigators have arrested five men in Luton and London in connection with the seizure of more than half a tonne of cannabis at Birmingham Airport.

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The National Crime Agency has published the latest list of ancillary orders, used to support the lifetime management of serious criminals and prevent future offending.

It’s not worth the risk – jail warning for passengers flying to the UK after increase in cannabis arrests

The National Crime Agency is warning travellers arriving into the UK from Thailand, Canada and the United States that they face jail sentences if caught attempting to bring cannabis into the country, after a huge increase in arrests.

There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs, says NCA as annual threat assessment is published

The National Crime Agency has today released its annual assessment of serious and organised crime, with a stark warning that taking drugs has never been more dangerous.

22 years for prolific people smugglers

Three men have been sentenced for their roles in an organised crime group linked to the smuggling of migrants into the UK by lorry.

Arrest follows fatal Channel crossing

National Crime Agency officers have arrested a man in connection with a Channel crossing which led to the death of a woman in France on Sunday.

NCA officers in branded jackets

The National Crime Agency and seven UK banks have launched a major project to identify and take action against organised crime.