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Three British nationals arrested in connection with international people smuggling investigation

Three British men have been arrested as part of an international investigation into an organised crime group suspected of smuggling over 300 migrants into the UK.

Property worth over £300,000 recovered from alleged Essex drug dealer and fraudster 

A flat in Dagenham has been recovered as part of a National Crime Agency civil recovery investigation into a man believed to be a drug dealer and fraudster.

RAF sergeant and pensioner jailed for involvement in £1m drug dealing ring

Three Essex men including a pensioner and a serving RAF sergeant have been jailed for 11 years after admitting their involvement in a £1m drug dealing and money laundering conspiracy.

Drug traffickers convicted after laundering millions through sham companies

An extensive criminal organisation, which supplied class A drugs and laundered millions of pounds in illicit profits, has been dismantled following an investigation by the joint NCA and Metropolitan Police Organised Crime Partnership (OCP).

Two men charged following seizure of four firearms in Essex

Four firearms, a quantity of ammunition, a CS gas canister as well as cannabis plants and hydroponics equipment were seized.

34 years in prison for duo caught supplying cocaine

Two men have been jailed following an investigation by the joint NCA and Met Police Organised Crime Partnership (OCP).

Six NCA officers recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

NCA officers working the fields of Investigations, Cyber Crime, Financial Intelligence and Kidnap have been officially recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Two drug dealers found with £2m haul of drugs and £50k cash jailed

Two drug dealers found with 18 kilos of class A drugs with a street value of £2m and £50,000 cash have been jailed for a total of 13 years and four months.

Sweet smuggling sisters sent to slammer

Two Dutch sisters who tried to smuggle cocaine hidden in packets of sweets into the UK have been jailed for a total of 12 years.

NCA secures Unexplained Wealth Orders for prime London property worth tens of millions

The London property is linked to a politically exposed person believed to be involved in serious crime.

NCA shines light on online CSAE for public inquiry

Barriers to prevent child sex offences on the open web are so “shockingly low as to be virtually non-existent”, the National Crime Agency has told the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).

Former associate high school head who used class A drugs while watching online child sex abuse is jailed

An ex high school associate head teacher has been jailed after he admitted collecting more than 2,000 sexual abuse images of children and possessing class A drugs.

al-Assad family cash forfeited in London court

A member of Syria’s ruling Assad family has forfeited the contents of her UK bank account.

Hungarian lorry drivers get 20 years for drug smuggling

Two Hungarian lorry drivers have been jailed for 20 years for smuggling 30 kilos of cocaine