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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Libby Brooks and Dan Milmo

National Crime Agency threatens extraditions over rise in sextortion cases

Illustration showing a phone with a pixelated image held in a hand and two sad-looking teenage boys looking at their phones
The Internet Watch Foundation has said sextortion cases in the first six months of this year were up 19% on the same period in 2023. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/Alamy

The National Crime Agency has warned international cybercriminals that it could seek to extradite them as part of a crackdown to tackle an alarming rise in the numbers of young people being targeted for sextortion.

The agency said the gangs, often based in west Africa, were “not safe from prosecution in our country” and that it would seek justice for all victims of the crime.

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