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Former Russian minister ‘shocked’ to learn he was subject to sanctions in UK

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, 48, the former mayor of Sevastopol in illegally annexed Crimea, is facing seven counts of circumventing sanctions.

The Independent UK

What are Com networks and what threat do they pose?

The National Crime Agency has warned of the threats posed by online networks of teenage boys involved in disturbing crimes.

Evening Standard

Teenage boys are targeting girls online for sexual abuse and violence, warns National Crime Agency

Reports have surged in the last three years of gangs of boys sharing extreme violence pictures and misogynistic online

Evening Standard

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Threat from teenage boys in ‘sadistic’ online groups surges sixfold, National Crime Agency warns

Intelligence shows a rise in ‘com networks’ used by ‘young men who are motivated by status, power, control, misogyny, sexual gratification or an obsession with extreme or violent material’

The Independent UK

Online gangs of teenage boys sharing extreme material are ‘emerging threat’ in UK

National Crime Agency says such groups are fuelling crimes including fraud, violence and child sexual abuse

The Guardian - UK

‘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

Man charged after child, six, and woman people-smuggled to UK in lorry

The child and woman, who were Albanian nationals, were found on Sunday.

Evening Standard

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Man charged with money laundering after £1m found in suitcases at Heathrow

Mazen Al Shaar was stopped by officials on Saturday as he attempted to board a flight to Beirut

Evening Standard

Sextortion: What is it and how to discuss it with your teen

Having open and honest conversations with your children about their online lives is key

The Independent UK

Teen boys main target of ‘unimaginably cruel’ sextortion

The alarming trend is driven by organised crime groups operating overseas

The Independent UK

More than 110 child sextortion attempts reported each month to UK police forces

National Crime Agency launches awareness campaign, saying criminals are adapting methods and using AI

The Guardian - UK

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

Over 400 people arrested and £7.5m seized in national crackdown on fraud

Operation Henhouse involved every police force in the country as well as national agencies

Evening Standard

Ex-scout leader found guilty of child sexual offences after 27 years on run

Richard Burrows, 80, was found guilty of 54 offences at Chester Crown Court.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Mone accuses Covid Inquiry of ‘cover-up’ after core participant bid rejected

Their first bid for special access, which came 468 days after the deadline of November 17 2023, was rejected at the end of February.

Evening Standard

NCA officer charged following alleged Bitcoin theft

According to the force, the cryptocurrency was worth nearly £60,000 in 2017.

The National (Scotland)

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" ...

Evening Standard

Four men convicted of trying to smuggle £100m of cocaine in fishing boat

More than one tonne of cocaine was discovered on the Lily Lola.

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The Guardian - UK

Children in UK as young as 11 targeted by sextortion criminals, data reveals

Internet Watch Foundation says ‘worrying’ trend shows criminals are casting their nets wider to trap victims

Evening Standard

Video shows moment man behind bid to smuggle gun parts hidden in car is arrested

The parts, including top slides and barrels for pistols, were found ‘expertly hidden’ inside a 1976 Datsun Sunny shipped from Pakistan to the UK.

Evening Standard

Knightsbridge mansion and golf course forfeited from wife of ‘McMafia’ banker selling for £19.5m

National Crime Agency say Zamira Hajiyeva’s properties were bought as a ‘direct result of large-scale fraud and and money laundering’

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry evidence on Mone-linked PPE firm to be heard in closed session

Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett ruled there would be a risk of harm or damage to any possible criminal trial relating to the firm.

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry to hear evidence about Michelle Mone-linked firm in private

Chair rules that details about PPE contracts given to company linked to Tory peer will be heard in closed session

The National (Scotland)

'Realistic chance' of charges in Michelle Mone-linked probe, crime agency says

THERE is a “realistic" chance that criminal charges will follow the ongoing investigation into Covid contracts handed to a firm linked to…

Evening Standard

Six men convicted after trafficked migrants forced to work on cannabis farms

The National Crime Agency said illegal sites were run in the Midlands, London and the north of England

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