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Fugitive head of Kurdish people smuggling ring arrested at Manchester Airport

'I'm delighted that he will now face justice for the offences he committed'

Manchester Evening News · Jan 21, 2023

Top Tory minister to pay millions to HMRC to settle tax dispute

NADHIM Zahawi, the former chancellor and Tory leadership contender, has agreed to pay millions of pounds to settle a tax dispute with the HMRC.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 15, 2023

Drug smugglers from London and Kent convicted after sending £3.5m of crystal meth to Australia

Group ‘exploited’ Croydon woman’s knowledge of cargo industry to send crystal meth to New South Wales

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023

Kingpin smuggled kilos of cocaine and cannabis around the UK under cover of dog-breeding ring

NCA investigators attributed 14 pay as you go mobile phones as well as an EncroChat device to Jamie Walsh

Liverpool Echo · Jan 6, 2023

Evil paedophile recorded himself raping young children before sharing photos and videos online

Martyn Armstrong was identified after specialist National Crime Agency investigators reversed distortion filters he used to disguise his face in the images. The abuse began 17 years ago in June 2005 and continued to February 2011

Wales Online · Jan 4, 2023

‘Evil’ child rapist jailed for life after being unmasked by new technology

Martyn Armstrong, 50, was sentenced to life in prison at Cardiff Crown Court.

The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023

Dutch van driver caught smuggling 200kg of cocaine and heroin with street value of £12 million is jailed

Abraham Schrier, 61, stashed the class A drugs by hiding them in the side of a vehicle heading through the Channel tunnel

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022

UK's most wanted list after Liverpool fugitive arrested in Marbella

This is the National Crime Agency's list of the most wanted fugitives

Liverpool Echo · Dec 25, 2022

EncroChat kingpins who ran drugs lab trafficked lorry loads of heroin and speed

Terence Earle ran a criminal network running heroin, cocaine and amphetamines between Merseyside and Scotland

Liverpool Echo · Dec 16, 2022

Police investigate deaths of four people in Channel

Kent Police said it was looking into the circumstances surrounding the incident on Wednesday with the National Crime Agency.

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022