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Showing 11 - 20 of 55 results for crime type "International and organised crime" & area "National news"

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Captain charged over sanctions breach in Russian shadow oil tanker operation

Ajay Pant, 38, has been charged with allegedly breaching sanctions after the seizure of a Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker in the English Channel.
Press Release International and organised crime National news

Two men convicted of illegal international arms trafficking in landmark UK prosecution

Two men have been found guilty today, 11 June 2026, of running a secretive international arms brokering operation including attempting to flood conflict zones with weapons ranging from assault rifles to surface-to-air missile systems.David Greenhalgh, 68, and Christos Farmakis, 48, were jointly…
Press Release Fraud and economic crime International and organised crime National news

First sentences for migrants who risked lives of others during small boat crossing

Two men have today become the first illegal migrants to be sentenced for putting the lives of others at risk during a channel crossing.
Press Release International and organised crime National news South East

Prosecutors to proactively target illegal assets to ensure crime does not pay under new CPS strategies

Prosecutors from across the organisation will now focus on putting asset recovery at the forefront of prosecution strategy, ensuring hard-earned money taken from victims and businesses is returned to them.
Press Release Cyber / online crime Fraud and economic crime International and organised crime National news

CPS statement following Kenneth Law guilty pleas

Kenneth Law has today pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding and abetting suicide. Every victim in England and Wales who died as a result of using products supplied to them by Law has now been formally recognised as part of the Canadian proceedings today.
Press Release International and organised crime National news

Migrants charged following small boat crossings during Bank Holiday heatwave

Migrants who arrived in small boats during the weekend’s sunny weather and calmer waters in the English Channel have been charged with illegal immigration offences.
Press Release International and organised crime National news South East
Ali Khdir (left) and Dilshad Shamo

Men jailed for running illegal immigration “business”

Two British men have today been handed lengthy prison sentences after prosecutors successfully argued in court that they played a leading role in an illegal immigration “business” after they claimed to only be acting as middle men who were not seeking to make money.
Press Release International and organised crime National news

Men jailed for running illegal immigration 'business'

Two men have been jailed after playing a leading role in an illegal immigration 'business'
Press Release International and organised crime National news
Custody images of Hop Nguyen (left) and Hoang Nguyen

Jail for Vietnamese nationals using Facebook to advertise illegal migration to the UK

Two Vietnamese nationals who arrived in the UK illegally in 2023 have been jailed today for assisting unlawful immigration by advertising their services on Facebook which were used by at least 250 people to come into the country.
Press Release International and organised crime National news
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Criminal gang leader jailed for distributing drugs in fake NHS vans

The leader of an organised crime group (OCG) who used fake NHS vans to transport hundreds of kilograms of class A drugs in South Wales and Liverpool and was extradited from Thailand has been jailed for 20 years.
Press Release International and organised crime National news

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