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To make criminal court reporting more open, the CPS, police, and media representatives created a joint protocol (agreement) for working together. We are currently working on an updated version of the protocol.
Showing 11 - 20 of 54 results for crime type "International and organised crime" & area "CPS"
PEOPLE smuggling gangs who exploit vulnerable people for financial gain could see their criminal enterprises dismantled more swiftly thanks to a £3.23m funding boost for extra prosecutors.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been allocated extra funds by Government to increase capacity for work…
Three men involved in the theft and sale of a multi-million pound gold toilet from Blenheim Palace have been convicted.The 18-carat gold toilet – a work of art insured for $6m (£4.75m) and weighing approximately 98kg – was stolen under the cover of darkness just two days after it went on display at…
Press ReleaseInternational and organised crimeCPSThames and Chiltern
Six people who exploited Vietnamese workers who had been smuggled into the UK for forced labour on cannabis farms have been convicted (Monday 24 February).Mai Van Nguyen, 35, Duong Dinh, 38, Nghĩa Dinh Tran, 30, Shamraiz Akhtar, 54, Tasawar Hussain, 54, and Amjad Nawaz, 43, were found guilty…
Two men have been convicted for conspiring to facilitate the illegal immigration of migrants – including eight children - into the UK who were hidden in the back of a lorry.Daniel Loughran, 34, and Eoin Nolan, 51, were found guilty today following a trial at Maidstone Crown Court of conspiring to…
Six men have today been jailed for their involvement in an organised crime group (OCG) which laundered millions of pounds.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecuted the defendants following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) under Operation Venetic.Under this law enforcement…
Press ReleaseFraud and economic crimeInternational and organised crimeCPS
Three members of an organised crime group (OCG) who conspired to smuggle immigrants in a boat from France to the UK have been jailed today.Freddy Lawrence, 57, Keith Baigent, 63, and Paul Giglia, 64, have been sentenced to seven years and six months, three years and nine months, and three years and…
A man involved in smuggling people into the UK has today (6 September 2024) been jailed for assisting unlawful immigration.Anas Al Mustafa, 43, was previously found guilty following a trial at Lewes Crown Court of assisting unlawful immigration into the UK and has been sentenced to 10 years…
A leader behind an organised crime group (OCG), which trafficked heroin and cocaine into England and Scotland, has been jailed following his extradition from Portugal.Stephen Earle, 52, was sentenced to 11 years and four months imprisonment at Liverpool Crown Court today (2 August 2024), after…
A ringleader who organised the importation and supply of Class A drugs disguised in printer ink has today (27 June 2024) been jailed at Isleworth Crown Court.Jonathan Strogylos, 36, was one of a group of twelve men involved in a large-scale operation to supply cocaine and was imprisoned for 31…
By an agreement reached between the US Justice Department and Julian Assange, Mr Assange left the UK yesterday, following arrangements facilitated by the Crown Prosecution Service.The Crown Prosecution Service’s 14-year involvement in attempts to extradite Mr Assange has now concluded, subject to…
Press ReleaseInternational and organised crimeCPS
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Media protocol
To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
