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crime11 days ago•2 min saved

£7m cocaine haul hidden in Skims lorry ends with 13½-year jail term

Polish driver Jakub Jan Konkel was jailed for 13 years and six months after £7m worth of cocaine was found hidden inside a rear-door hide in a lorry delivering Skims underwear. The 90 packages of 1kg cocaine were discovered at the Port of Harwich during a concealed loading during a 16‑minute stop not declared in interview. Konkel admitted agreeing to smuggle the drugs for €4,500, with authorities noting such drivers enable organised crime and the seizure disrupts criminal networks.

via National Crime Agency|

#border-force #cocaine #crime

crime11 days ago•3 min saved

Cocaine hidden in Skims shipment earns driver 13.5-year sentence

Jakub Konkel, a Polish lorry driver, hid 90kg of cocaine inside a Skims clothing shipment and was paid €4,500 to drive it from Belgium/Netherlands to the UK; border officers at Harwich found 90 wraps concealed in the rear trailer doors. He was jailed for 13.5 years at Chelmsford Crown Court, with the drugs, truck and phone destroyed and deportation planned after his sentence.

via BBC|

#cocaine #crime #drug-smuggling

crime14 days ago•2 min saved

Cocaine Hidden in Skims Shipment Leads to 13½-Year UK Sentence

UK trucker Jakub Konkel was jailed for 13½ years after 90 kg of cocaine worth about $9.4 million was found hidden in a shipment of Skims underwear en route from the Netherlands; the cargo consisted of 28 pallets with drugs concealed in a back-door compartment. The National Crime Agency said the shipment looked legitimate and Konkel admitted transporting the drugs for €4,500.

via CBS News|

#cocaine #crime #drug-trafficking

crime3 months ago•2 min saved

Bristol man accused of amassing almost 40 firearms and 1,000 rounds

A 22-year-old man, Luke Fortune of Longwell Green near Bristol, appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court charged with eight firearms offences after police found a Glock-style pistol and a revolver hidden in a bush; authorities allege he bought nearly 40 firearms and more than 1,000 bullets, including antiques and blank-firing models, with a 3D-printed sub-machine gun among the charges.

via BBC|

#3d-printed-firearm #bristol #court

crime1 year ago•5 min saved

UK and US Crack Down on Russian-Linked Money Laundering Networks

The National Crime Agency has uncovered a major money laundering network involving Russian-speaking criminals who helped UK drug gangs convert cash into cryptocurrency during the pandemic lockdown. The operation, based in Moscow, facilitated the laundering of drug profits and was also used by the Russian state for espionage. The network spanned 30 countries, leading to 84 arrests, including 71 in the UK. Key figures, including Ekaterina Zhdanova, were sanctioned by the US. The network used cryptocurrency exchanges Smart and TGR to move illicit funds, complicating law enforcement efforts to track drug money.

via BBC.com|

#crime #cryptocurrency #drug-trafficking

crime1 year ago•0 min saved

UK Cracks Down on Russian Crypto Money-Laundering Networks

The UK National Crime Agency has dismantled Russian networks involved in laundering billions of dollars for oligarchs, street gangs, and spies by converting cash into cryptocurrency across Europe, the Middle East, and South America. These "crypto-rich" networks acted as illicit clearing houses, facilitating the movement of funds internationally.

via Bloomberg|

#crime #cryptocurrency #money-laundering

cybersecurity2 years ago•2 min saved

"Law Enforcement Cracks Down on LockBit Ransomware Gang and Bitcoin Holdings"

The LockBit ransomware gang has accumulated over $110 million in unspent Bitcoin, with more than $125 million in ransom payments received over the past 18 months. The National Crime Agency (NCA) in the U.K., in collaboration with other agencies, identified and disrupted the group's infrastructure, uncovering 2,200 unspent bitcoins and discovering that the total ransom amounts are likely in the hundreds of millions. LockBit, which has been active since 2019 and targeted high-profile organizations, is one of the most prolific ransomware groups, with law enforcement agencies offering rewards for information on its members.

via BleepingComputer|

#cryptocurrency #cybercrime #cybersecurity

crime2 years ago•1 min saved

"Record Cocaine Seizure: UK Police Uncover £450m Haul in Banana Shipment"

British authorities seized a record 5.7 tons of cocaine, valued at over $570 million, at the port of Southampton, believed to be destined for Hamburg, Germany. The National Crime Agency (NCA) described it as the largest seizure of Class A drugs ever in the UK and a significant blow to international organized crime cartels, estimating that the illicit cocaine market in the UK generates around £4 billion a year for criminal gangs.

via DW (English)|

#cocaine #crime #drug-smuggling

cybersecurity2 years ago•1 min saved

Law enforcement seizes control of multiple cyber criminal sites

The online site of the criminal gang LockBit, known for organizing ransomware cyber attacks, has been taken over by law enforcement, including the National Crime Agency of the UK, the FBI, and international law enforcement task force 'Operation Cronos'. The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has previously warned about the enduring threat posed by LockBit, which has been involved in high-profile hackings and is known for stealing sensitive data and demanding ransom. LockBit's eponymous software was the most deployed ransomware variant in 2022 and continues to be prolific in 2023.

via BBC.com|

#cyber-attacks #cybersecurity #law-enforcement

politics2 years ago•5 min saved

"Michelle Mone's Controversial COVID Contracts and Political Feuds"

Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman, who profited £65m from providing £203m of allegedly unusable Covid-19 PPE, are under investigation by the National Crime Agency. Mone, who repeatedly lied about her involvement, recently gave a disastrous interview with the BBC. The Conservative government's failure to address the issue of profiteering during the pandemic is eroding trust in politics.

via The Guardian|

#conservative-party #covid-19 #michelle-mone

politics2 years ago•3 min saved

"Baroness Mone and Husband's PPE Scandal: Accusations and Expulsion Calls"

Baroness Mone, involved with PPE Medpro, a company awarded contracts worth over £200 million for PPE supplies during the pandemic, has claimed that government ministers were aware of her involvement from the start. The National Crime Agency is investigating the procurement of contracts by the company. Mone admitted to lying about her personal links to PPE Medpro but argued it was not a crime. Rishi Sunak stated that legal action is being pursued against the company, and Lady Mone faced calls to permanently step back from the House of Lords.

via The Telegraph|

#baroness-mone #house-of-lords #national-crime-agency