NCA UK News

Six Charged Over £13.8M Cannabis Import at Birmingham Airport

Six individuals have been charged in relation to a £13.8 million cannabis haul intercepted at Birmingham Airport. The National Crime Agency led the investigation into the drug import operation. The charges mark a significant enforcement action targeting large-scale narcotics importation into the United Kingdom via air transport.

Alleged Pilot Charged Over Four Channel Deaths

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has charged an individual suspected of being the pilot of a boat involved in a fatal Channel crossing that resulted in the deaths of four people. The suspect has been charged with facilitating illegal immigration and is next due to appear at Crown Court. This enforcement action represents one of several recent NCA operations targeting suspected people-smuggling networks operating across the English Channel.

Two Men Arrested in Nottingham Money Laundering, People Smuggling Probe

NCA officers arrested two men in Nottingham on suspicion of money laundering and people smuggling. The arrests were carried out at multiple addresses in Nottingham, and business premises were also searched as part of the investigation into a suspected organised crime group. One man was additionally arrested on suspicion of offences contrary to the Economic Crime Act.