Two people have been arrested in Slough by National Crime Agency officers as part of an international investigation into people smuggling. The Iraqi national man, 29, and British national woman, 36, were detained on a European Arrest Warrant at an address in Bramber Court, Cippenham, early on Monday (20 January)…. Read more »
Vietnamese people smuggler wanted in France arrested in Sussex
A man who was part of a Vietnamese organised crime group responsible for smuggling migrants from Vietnam to the UK has been arrested in East Sussex by the National Crime Agency. Khanh Chan, 39, also known by the name of Khanh Ngoc Nguyen, was part of an international network French… Read more »
One of the UK’s most wanted men arrested on Christmas Day in The Netherlands
The suspected ringleader of an organised criminal network was arrested by Dutch police on Christmas day as he sat down for dinner at a restaurant in the Hague. The suspected ringleader of an organised criminal network, thought to be behind the importation of firearms into the UK, was arrested by… Read more »
“Life-long criminal” imported lethal handguns into UK
A 37-year-old man from Slough has been convicted of his role in a plot to import 96 lethal firearms into the UK following an investigation by the joint NCA and Metropolitan Police Organised Crime Partnership (OCP). Stephen Spires, who admitted to never having had “a proper job”, was convicted of… Read more »
Irish duo charged with guns and drugs plot
Two Irish nationals have been charged with conspiring to import class A and B drugs, conspiracy to import prohibited weapons and money laundering, as part of a National Crime Agency investigation. Gary Vickery, 36, of Tamworth, Staffordshire, and Daniel Canning, 41, from Walkinstown, Dublin, were arrested by NCA officers (Tuesday… Read more »
NI man masterminded attempt to smuggle hundreds of thousands of fake pound coins
A man from Northern Ireland has been jailed for more than four years for masterminding an attempt to import almost half a million fake pound coins into the UK. The old-style round pound coins were manufactured illegally at the European Central Mint (ECM) in Westpoort, near Amsterdam. Edward Magill, 55,… Read more »
Peaky Blunders – Brummie crime gang busted after using chicken as cover for drug smuggling racket
The two ringleaders of a Birmingham-based organised crime group involved in smuggling millions of pounds worth of class A drugs into the UK have been jailed for a combined sentence of almost 44 years. The gang, headed by Wasim Hussain and Nazarat Hussain (unrelated), set up a series of front… Read more »
Driver charged after £10m cocaine seizure at Newhaven
A man from Berkshire has been charged by National Crime Agency investigators following a seizure of almost 100 kilos of cocaine at Newhaven port in East Sussex. The haul was discovered concealed in a load of frozen fish in the rear of a refrigerated van searched by Border Force as… Read more »
Reducing cargo crime in France: TAPA showcases Delta Park
With organised criminal activities costing European businesses in excess of €8.2 billion every year (according to the European Union), HGV security is one of the most high profile issues the logistics industry faces explains Courier Exchange and Haulage Exchange (part of Transport Exchange Group). Everyone, from large businesses to small independent… Read more »
Maurice Robinson admits assisting illegal immigration in Essex lorry deaths
25 year old, Northern Irish driver, Maurice Robinson (Mo), who is accused over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants discovered dead in the back of the trailer in Essex, has pleaded guilty to plotting to assist in illegal immigration. Mo Robinson was allegedly part of a global smuggling ring and… Read more »
