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Craig Henton

A paedophile who abused a child and used encrypted messaging apps to discuss and plan the abuse of others has been sentenced after a National Crime Agency investigation.

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A man who was extradited to the UK to face drugs charges has been jailed for his part in the importation of large amounts of cocaine including shipments hidden in empty gas cannisters.

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An agricultural company has agreed to forfeit more than $5.2million (£3.84m) following a NCA civil recovery investigation into suspected money laundering and sanctions evasion.

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A gang of drugs couriers who were part of a plot to smuggle cannabis worth £13.8 million into the UK via Birmingham Airport have been convicted.

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A van driver who claimed he was delivering a hot tub but was actually smuggling cannabis worth £220,000 into Northern Ireland and across the border to the Republic of Ireland has been jailed after a National Crime Agency investigation.

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A huge seizure of almost three tonnes of cocaine has been made as part of a National Crime Agency investigation.

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A man who was obsessed by guns has been jailed for 3D printing a firearm, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

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A man from Leeds who forced more than 100 victims into sexual activity and self-harm as part of a Com group, including them carving his online username into their bodies, has been sentenced to two years in prison after a National Crime Agency investigation.

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A 45-year-old woman has admitted smuggling 51.2kg of cannabis from Thailand on a flight to the United Kingdom, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

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The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched a new social media campaign warning young people that smuggling cannabis from Thailand to the UK could land them in a foreign jail.

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More than 100 criminals linked to drug and gun crime in Merseyside have been jailed as a result of investigations by a specialist team formed in 2021.

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The National Crime Agency (NCA) and Freeview channel Great! Romance have today launched a joint campaign highlighting warning signs of romance fraud, a crime that affects victims both emotionally and financially, costing millions of pounds every year.

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A Sudanese national has been charged with endangering another during a journey by sea to the UK following a small boat crossing.

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NCA and Border Force seized 54 handguns and 764 rounds of ammunition from smuggler's cars.

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Two members of an Albanian organised crime group have been jailed for drugs and firearms offences.

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A man from West Sussex who committed multiple child abuse offences, including paying for children in the Philippines to be sexually abused to order, has been jailed for 12 years.