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Dozens of arrests in the UK as part of Europe-wide anti-slavery operation

44 people have been arrested and 35 potential victims have been identified in the UK as part of a Europe-wide operation targeting modern slavery and human trafficking.

£40m heroin seizure after international operation

An international law enforcement investigation has resulted in one of the largest ever seizures of heroin in the UK.

New Non-Executive Directors on the NCA Board

Three new Non-Executive Directors have been appointed to the NCA Board: Mary Calam, David Horncastle and Andrew Tivey.

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A Northern Irish woman with suspected links to serious organised crime has been ordered to explain how she financed the purchase of six properties worth around £3.2 million in total.

Updated statement on Lancaster University cyber incident

A 25-year old man from Bradford has been arrested on suspicion of committing Computer Misuse Act (CMA) and fraud offences, following the recent cyber incident affecting Lancaster University.

Drug trafficker sentenced after dressing up drugs in childrens clothing

A drug trafficker has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years after investigators found 6kg heroin concealed in a suitcase packed with fabric and children’s clothing.

Front page of the annual report containing an image of a cyber hacker, firearms and hands being chained

The Annual Report & Accounts detail the work of the agency to fight serious and organised crime in 2018/19.

Four image collage of the seized gold bars. Three images show the gold bars placed on the floor  whilst one image shows the bars in a plastic bag

Gold worth around £4 million has been seized by the National Crime Agency as part of an international investigation into a suspected South American drugs cartel.

NCA secures first serious organised crime Unexplained Wealth Order for property worth £10 million

A businessman with suspected links to serious organised criminals has been ordered to reveal the source of funds used to start and develop his £10 million property empire.

Beauty therapist jailed for car boot cocaine haul

A high-rolling Cheshire businesswoman caught with £1.5 million of cocaine concealed within a sophisticated hide in the boot of her car has been jailed for ten years.

Irish national found guilty of possessing disguised firearm

A Irish national living near Tamworth has been found guilty of possessing a disguised firearm.

Knocked out: drug traffickers convicted of importing heroin in boxing gloves

Four members of an organised crime group have been convicted of smuggling £1.2 million worth of heroin from Pakistan into the UK via the post.

Man with vast child sexual abuse collection photographed children in a park and abused a seven-year-old

A man has admitted 49 charges including sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl and possessing nearly 250,000 indecent images of children.

NCA statement on National Audit Office report on Serious and Organised Crime

The NAO report on tackling serious and organised crime (SOC) provides valuable analysis of the threat facing the UK, and underscores the need for a response that is both properly structured and adequately resourced.

Barrhead man imported four thousand MDMA tablets in coffee tins

A Barrhead man has been jailed for nine months for attempting to smuggle more than four thousands MDMA tablets into the UK in cans of coffee powder.

Dutch man guilty of importing £134m worth of cocaine

A Dutch man has been convicted of importing £134m worth of cocaine hidden on a yacht intercepted off the coast of Cornwall.