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Thomas Kavanagh, a senior figure in the Kinahan Organised Crime Group (OCG) and his associate Gary Vickery, who were jailed for their part in a drug smuggling operation, which involved importing drugs inside tarmac removal machinery, have been ordered to pay back over £1 million or face more time in jail.  Daniel Canning’s confiscation hearing […]

A woman from Bradford who enlisted her own children into a sophisticated £5 million pound cocaine smuggling operation was jailed for more than 13 years today at Birmingham Crown Court. Farzana Kauser, 54, headed up the Bradford-based gang, five of which were her own children, including two who were teenagers at the time of the […]

A former National Crime Agency officer has been jailed for stealing and hiding 50 Bitcoin – now worth £4.4m – which had been seized as criminal property during an investigation into online crime on the dark web. Paul Chowles, 42, was part of the National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation, which targeted organised criminal networks selling […]

The convictions of four men following an arson at a warehouse housing humanitarian aid and Starlink satellite equipment destined for Ukraine is a significant moment. Jake Reeves (left) and Dylan Earl The attack – which caused damage and repairs costing around £1m – was orchestrated by Dylan Earl, 20, and Jake Reeves, 23, who were […]

Six people who exploited Vietnamese workers who had been smuggled into the UK for forced labour on cannabis farms have been imprisoned. Mai Van Nguyen, 35, Duong Dinh, 38, Nghĩa Dinh Tran, 30,  Shamraiz Akhtar, 54, Tasawar Hussain, 54, and Amjad Nawaz, 43, were found guilty of conspiracy to arrange or facilitate the travel of […]

A man has been found guilty of murdering his wife in front of their baby in a pram while out in the streets of Bradford. Habibur Rahman Masum, 26, of Burnley, Lancashire has been convicted at trial at Bradford Crown Court today (27 June 2025) of murder, one count of assault, one count of making […]

The former director of a finance company, based in the City of London, has been ordered to pay back £64 million or spend 14 more years in prison from a large-scale fraud. Anthony Constantinou, 41, was found guilty of Fraud by false representations, Fraudulent-trading, and Money laundering at Southwark Crown Court. Constantinou was convicted by […]

Congratulations to Hannah Sidaway, Elizabeth Swift and Pari Patel, who have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list for their exceptional contributions to law and order. Hannah is to receive an OBE, while Elizabeth and Pari will each receive an MBE. Full details of the different kinds of honours are available on GOV.UK. The […]

A man who stabbed a police officer and attempted to set fire to a police station has been jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years after it was found the incident was connected to terrorism.Alexander Dighton, 28, admitted 11 offences relating to a violent attack at Talbot Green Police station in south Wales […]

An art dealer who failed to report a series of high-value sales to a man suspected of financing the proscribed group Hizballah has been jailed.  Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, sold artwork worth almost £140,000 to suspected Hizballah financier Nazem Ahmad, who is based in Beirut and was sanctioned by the United States in 2019 and the […]