The Latest Breaking News from National Crime Agency

‘Sadistic gangs of boys share extreme material online that normalises violence’

The loosely connected ‘com networks’ are also involved in crimes as wide-ranging as child abuse and fraud.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

British teenage boys being targeted by Nigerian ‘sextortion’ gangs

The National Crime Agency has launched a campaign to educate teenagers on how sextortion works and how to report incidents.

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025

Michelle Mone quickly deletes statement accusing National Crime Agency of 'vendetta'

Michelle Mone has accused the National Crime Agency of "smearing [her] as a criminal" ...

The National (Scotland) · Mar 13, 2025

Suspected people smugglers arrested in London and set to be extradited to France

Albanian Lulzim Brahaj, 47 and Iraqi Rebin Sharif, 25, were tracked down by National Crime Agency investigators and arrested in London

Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2025

AI tools have put child sexual abuse ‘on steroids’, Home Secretary warns

The Home Office said fake images are being used to blackmail children and force them to livestream further abuse.

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2025

More than 8,000 social media accounts linked to people smuggling taken down

The accounts featured posts including the false promotion of small boat crossings of the Channel as being via speedboat.

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025

Pair jailed for attempting to import handgun in post from US

The self-loading pistol was intercepted and seized by Border Force officers at Stansted Airport in July

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

How to watch the new documentary on Michelle Mone and PPE Medpro 'scandal'

A NEW documentary looking at how Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman enriched themselves using Government contracts during the Covid…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 20, 2025

Three men arrested in Iraq over alleged UK people smuggling links

They have alleged links to the same network as Amanj Hasan Zada, who was jailed for 17 years, the National Crime Agency said.

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

Moment people smugglers who transported sexually abused migrants arrested

Three men were arrested in the UK before they were convicted in Belgium over their involvement in a major people smuggling ring following a joint investigation by the National Crime Agency and Belgian police.

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024