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Criminal cases prosecuted by the CPS are in the news every day, along with a range of issues relating to our work – from violence against women and girls and hate crime, to support for victims and witnesses, statistics and speeches.

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Showing 21 - 30 of 42 results for crime type "International and organised crime" & area "CPS"

Man jailed for manslaughter after 39 people died in back of lorry

A man has been jailed for his role in a people smuggling operation which resulted in the tragic deaths of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children.
 

| Press Release , International and organised crime , CPS News

Paedophile who went abroad to sexually abuse children jailed for 21 years

A paedophile has been jailed for travelling to other countries to sexually abuse children and advising others on how to do the same on a dark web chat site.

| Press Release , International and organised crime , CPS News

Ex-England footballer and criminal gang member is ordered to pay back £69,747.70 for supplying drugs

A former England U19 footballer has been ordered to pay back £69,747.70 in confiscation after being convicted of supplying cannabis and money laundering offences as part of an organised criminal gang.

| News Item , International and organised crime, Fraud and economic crime, Proceeds of crime , CPS News

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. 

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime, International and organised crime , CPS News

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.

| Press Release , International and organised crime, Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

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.

| Press Release , Drug offences, International and organised crime , CPS News

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.

| Press Release , International and organised crime, Sexual offences , CPS News

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.

| Press Release , International and organised crime, Violent crime , CPS News

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.

| Speech , Fraud and economic crime, International and organised crime , CPS News

Duo jailed for 10 counts of modern slavery

A couple who subjected victims to a life of misery and poverty by forcing them to work and spending their earnings, have been jailed for modern slavery offences.

| Press Release , International and organised crime , CPS News

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