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Suspected Channel people-smuggling ‘kingpin’ in court for extradition hearing

A suspected “kingpin” of people-smuggling operations across the Channel has appeared in court for extradition proceedings. Iranian Hewa Rahimpur, 29, who was living in Ilford, is suspected of being a leading figure in a network engaged in organising ...

05 May 2022 at 18:55

Trio jailed over multimillion-pound drug smuggling operation

A man described as being “at the head of” a criminal organisation smuggling cocaine and cannabis into the UK hidden inside items of machinery has been jailed for 21 years. The National Crime Agency (NCA) estimates that the group imported drugs with ...

28 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Cocaine worth £5m seized at Kent port

A haul of cocaine with a street value of millions has been seized at a port in Kent. Taped packages of the class A drug were found by Border Force officers in the fan motor space of a container at Sheerness Port on Sunday, the National Crime ...

19 Jan 2022 at 18:55

People smugglers buying small boats directly from manufacturers

New intelligence suggests a large people-smuggling group responsible for around 10 per cent of Channel crossings set up deals with manufacturers to supply them with small boats. During an action day on Tuesday by British and international ...

06 Jul 2022 at 13:22

Ex-human rights lawyer Phil Shiner facing fraud charges over Iraq War claims

Former human rights lawyer Phil Shiner is facing fraud charges linked to claims made against Iraq War veterans. The 65-year-old boss of now-defunct Public Interest Lawyers (PIL) was struck off by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) ...

24 Jun 2022 at 12:18

Wealthy Russian businessman held by officers investigating oligarchs

A wealthy Russian businessman has been arrested at his multi-million-pound London home by officers investigating potential criminal activity by oligarchs. The 58-year-old man, who has not been named, was held by the National Crime ...

03 Dec 2022 at 13:32

Electrician jailed for sharing videos of child he drugged and then raped

An electrician who shared videos online of himself raping a young girl he had drugged has been jailed. Thomas Gwilliam-Carter was identified by British investigators after abuse images he posted were found on devices belonging to ...

08 Dec 2022 at 17:43

Police investigate deaths of four people in Channel

Detectives are investigating after four people died when a migrant boat capsized in the Channel. Kent Police said they are looking into the circumstances surrounding the incident on Wednesday with the National Crime Agency (NCA),...

16 Dec 2022 at 13:36

Migrants rescued from second sinking boat on same night four died in Channel

Migrants were rescued from a second sinking boat on the same night four people died in the Channel. Border Force officers rescued 50 people, five of whom had ended up in the freezing water, after their boat started to sink on ...

16 Dec 2022 at 18:01

Cab driver who acted as ‘courier’ for cross-Channel people smugglers avoids jail

A taxi driver who acted as “courier” for a criminal cross-Channel operation smuggling Vietnamese people into the UK using a “conveyor belt” of lorries has avoided jail. “Trusted” Habib Behsodi was part of a network of people ...

21 Feb 2023 at 15:05

No prosecution of ex-police officers behind early Stephen Lawrence murder probe

Four retired police officers involved in the original Stephen Lawrence murder investigation will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided the four ex-officers, who were senior ...

06 Jul 2023 at 17:47

More than 700 firearms recovered in UK in joint operation with Spanish police

More than 700 firearms have been recovered in the UK after a five-year operation with police in Spain to stop easily convertible guns from entering the country. So far, 703 firearms have been recovered in the UK, and there ...

09 Jul 2023 at 10:18

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