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Gang members who used furniture removal vans to import Class A drugs into the UK have been convicted

Members of an organised gang have been convicted for conspiring together to bring millions of pounds worth of illegal drugs hidden among bananas and furniture into the UK.

James Jenkins, 25, Humayan Sadiq, 43, and Connor Fletcher, 25, have been found guilty following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court today (19 May 2023) for conspiring to import drugs.

Jonathan Arnold, 29, who played a leading role in the operation, pleaded guilty prior to the trial to three counts of conspiring to import drugs and one count of conspiring to supply Class A drugs.

Updated with sentence: Senior Nigerian politician jailed over illegal UK organ-harvesting plot

A senior Nigerian senator, his wife and a doctor have been found guilty today of exploiting a vulnerable victim for illegal organ harvesting.

Updated with sentence: Three men jailed for supplying fraudulent passports to criminals

Three men who played major roles in supplying fraudulent passports to some of the most serious organised criminals have been jailed.

Christopher Zietek, 67, of Sydenham, London, Anthony Beard, 61, of Lewisham, London, and Alan Thompson, 72, of Sutton, Surrey, have been sentenced at Reading Crown Court today (16 May 2023) to eight years, six years and eight months, and three years imprisonment respectively.

Organised crime group members jailed for multi-million pound drug conspiracy – Buckinghamshire

Members of a High Wycombe-based organised crime group that trafficked hundreds of kilos of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine throughout the UK have been jailed for a total of 108 years and two months.

Six men jailed after £44 million worth of MDMA found hidden in arm of excavator

Six men behind one of the biggest MDMA smuggling operations ever dealt with by the CPS have today been jailed to a combined total of 140 years.

Prosecutors’ international work helps convict child abusers around globe

A 59-year-old man who paid money to sexually exploit young children in South East Asia has today been sentenced to XX years in jail.

Letter from the DPP to the Attorney General on agreements made under Sections 71 to 74 of SOCPA 2005 and the Sentencing Act 2020, covering the period 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2022

Max Hill QC
Director of Public Prosecutions

Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP
Attorney General

July 2022

Dear Attorney,

Assisting Offender Agreements

Organised Crime Gang jailed for over 100 years in total

Six members of an organised crime group targeting high-value goods have been jailed for a combined total of over 100 years for a series of violent robberies, a burglary of a Nottinghamshire art gallery in 2018 and the disposal of the stolen items.

Max Hill QC's opening speech to the Heads of Prosecuting Agencies Conference

Good morning, and welcome – to London and to this Heads of Prosecuting Agencies Conference. What a pleasure it is to be together in-person again after three years, and we are delighted to be hosting you all here.

Immigration - Annex 1 Tables of Immigration Offences

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False Documents
Failure to Produce a Passport
Illegal entry / arrival and related offences
Offences committed by going through the Channel Tunnel
Facilitation Offences
Employment Offences

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This page sets out the most commonly prosecuted immigration offences For Statutory Defences: see the I

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