Four arrests after 400kg cocaine cargo found on fishing boat The NCA said three men were arrested on the boat off the coast of Kent on Sunday morning. The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2024
‘Best smuggler’ jailed for 17 years after arranging Channel small boat crossings A video found on YouTube showed Amanj Hasan Zada at a party with musicians singing a song in Kurdish feting him as ‘the best smuggler’. The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2024
'Best smuggler' jailed for 17 years after arranging Channel small boat crossings A video found on YouTube showed Amanj Hasan Zada at a party with musicians singing a song in Kurdish feting him as ‘the best smuggler’ Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2024
Paedophile extradited from Thailand jailed for historic child sex abuse John Martin, 74, previously of East Lothian, was found guilty of abuse involving two young girls in the 1980s and 90s. Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2024
Police chief warns of growing people smuggling threat as Channel crossings rise Interpol’s Richard Chambers said people smuggling was a crime that was ‘developing fast’. Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2024
London man among 2,500 arrested as largest-ever global people smuggling ring smashed 27 victims, including 21 children, were intercepted in Tunisia attempting to travel to the UK Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2024
French court issues tough sentences in Channel smuggling trial A French court has sentenced 18 people – mainly Iraqi Kurds – to prison terms of up to 15 years for organising a major migrant-smuggling ring that transported people across the English Channel in small, flimsy boats. Radio France Internationale · Nov 6, 2024
French Court Jails 18 Members Of Channel People Smuggling Gang A French court on Tuesday issued prison terms of up to 15 years to 18 people, mainly Iraqi Kurds, convicted of forming a vast gang to smuggle migrants aboard small boats across the Channel to England. International Business Times · Nov 5, 2024
People smuggling gang behind 10,000 migrant Channel crossings convicted The ringleader was jailed for 15 years after a trial in France. Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2024
NCA back to drawing board for blue-green algae after high-tech plan fails Millions have been spent battling Lake Burley Griffin's algae. The Canberra Times · Nov 3, 2024
Multimillion-dollar blowouts put pressure on key light rail segment Work on Scrivener Dam also to start later than expected. The Canberra Times · Nov 2, 2024
Female volleyball pro one of three jailed after 100 kilos of cannabis seized at Heathrow Raekelle Powell, 22, admitted being paid £166 to carry her suitcase Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2024
Son of Irish crime boss admits gun plot to help father Jack Kavanagh, 24, whose father is Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh, will be sentenced in December. The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024
Aaqib Javed not in fray for Pakistan white-ball coach but could be made NCA head: Sources KARACHI: Senior national selector Aaqib Javed is not in the fray to fill in the vacant post of Pakistan white-ball head coach but he could be made the chief of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore, according to sources. The Times of India · Oct 29, 2024
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024 Ex-Arsenal footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas denies trying to smuggle £600,000 of cannabis into UK Striker appears in court to plead not guilty to importing class B drugs through Stansted Airport
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024 Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas denies drug importation charge He was arrested last month after an estimated £600,000 of cannabis was seized at Stansted Airport.
Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024 Ex-Arsenal star Jay Emmanuel-Thomas denies drug smuggling charge Footballer was arrested last month after an estimated £600,000 of cannabis was seized at Stansted Airport
Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024 Call for surrender of blank firing guns after tests find them easily convertible The National Crime Agency highlighted four brands of blank firing guns which are ‘readily convertible’ to fire live ammunition.
The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2024 Kinahan crime boss who orchestrated gun cache plot from prison jailed Thomas Kavanagh, his brother-in-law, Liam Byrne and associate Shaun Kent were all handed jail sentences at the Old Bailey.
Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024 Londoners sentenced for smuggling cannabis from Ghana in sacks of Gari powder Gang was caught after detectives switched out cannabis for dummy packages and tracked their delivery
The Times of India · Oct 4, 2024 India coach Amol Muzumdar hails Women's Premier League as 'strong base to find players' DUBAI: Terming the Women's Premier League (WPL) a "great supply chain" for the national team, India head coach Amol Muzumdar on Thursday said his side is a frontrunner to win the ongoing T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024 ‘Iceman’ crime boss jailed in Scotland over ‘industrial-scale’ drug trafficking James Stevenson pleaded guilty mid-trial over plan to import 1kg blocks of cocaine into Glasgow in banana boxes
TechRadar · Oct 2, 2024 UK cracks down on Evil Corp cybercriminals linked to Russia and attacks on NATO member states Kremlin-affiliated Evil Corp has been hit by major sanctions.
The Times of India · Oct 2, 2024 Jolt for India before Australia tour: Mohammed Shami's comeback plans hit by knee injury Premier pacer develops 'swollen knees' in rehab; BCCI fears he could be out for weeks more
Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2024 TfL cyber attack: Sadiq Khan sees 'light at the end of the tunnel' The mayor said TfL was working with experts to allow it to restore its systems, but the impact on Londoners has ‘not been as bad as it could have been’