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Arrest made in Channel death investigation

National Crime Agency officers have arrested a man as part of an investigation into the death of a woman who is thought to have died attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat.

Trio of drug suppliers jailed after cocaine exchange

Three men have been jailed for a combined 28 years after a National Crime Agency sting operation caught them red-handed exchanging 25 kilos of cocaine. 

Dutch financial crime agency to join International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre

The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) is the newest member of the International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre (IACCC).

Op Venetic: Drug supply ringleaders sentenced after EncroChat takedown

A West Yorkshire-based organised crime group that trafficked cocaine have been sentenced to a combined 49 years behind bars. 

Increased prison terms for crime bosses who supplied fraudulent passports to UK criminals

Two members of an organised crime group who supplied fraudulently-obtained genuine passports (FOGs) to the criminal underworld have had their sentences increased.

Man arrested over seizure of 250 kilos of cannabis

A man has been arrested over the seizure of a quarter ton of cannabis in a National Crime Agency investigation.

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The National Crime Agency has today (2 August) published a list of active preventative orders ( spreadsheet NCA Ancillary Orders(113 KB) ) to support its lifetime management of serious offenders.

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A man from Surrey convicted for running schemes to help criminals launder their cash is wanted by the National Crime Agency after he failed to turn up to a sentencing hearing.

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I am delighted to be here for my first public speech as Director General of the National Crime Agency.

Seized guns

More than 700 firearms have been recovered in the UK after an operation led by the National Crime Agency.

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A seaside holiday home in County Down believed to have been purchased with the proceeds of fraud and money laundering offences has been frozen as part of an ongoing National Crime Agency civil recovery investigation.

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National Crime Agency investigators have foiled a plot to smuggle heroin with a street value of £38.8m into the UK in bottles of pomegranate juice.

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National Crime Agency officers have obtained a freezing order for a plot of land in County Armagh as part of an ongoing civil recovery investigation.

NCA and social media companies work together to tackle organised immigration crime

Thousands of social media posts, pages and accounts advertising the services of people smugglers have been removed thanks to a landmark agreement between the National Crime Agency and five major social media companies.

There is no doubt that encryption plays an important role in safeguarding privacy, however this has to be balanced with the importance of safeguarding children online.

The Virtual Global taskforce is calling for all industry partners to fully appreciate the impact of implementing system design decisions that result in blindfolding themselves to child sexual abuse (CSA) occurring on their platforms, or reduces their capacity to identify CSA and keep children safe.

Notorious criminal marketplace selling victim identities taken down in international operation

An international operation involving the National Crime Agency has taken down one of the biggest online marketplaces selling stolen credentials to criminals worldwide.