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Showing 1 - 10 of 54 results for crime type "International and organised crime" & area "CPS"
A man who falsely claimed to be the father of eight Albanian children as part of an immigration conspiracy has been jailed.Gerald Cera, 28, was sentenced to six years in jail at St Albans Crown Court today following a successful prosecution by the Crown Prosecution Service. A jury previously found…
An Iraqi national has been sentenced today for breaching UK immigration laws by arriving on a yacht from France.Rasty Hassan, 27, was prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for attempting to arrive in the UK without entry clearance in September last year. The 26-foot yacht he was on was…
The leader of a major organised crime group and four associates responsible for distributing huge quantities of Class A drugs across the North East of the country have been jailed.Shaun Monaghan, 45, of no fixed abode, previously pleaded guilty to his role in running a criminal network that…
The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced Khondaker Fuad Hasan, Liu Xu Hopkins and Benjamin Hopkins have been charged with the following offences:Conspiracy in Human Trafficking contrary to S2 Modern Slavery Act 2015 and S1 Criminal Law Act 1977Conspiracy to Control Prostitution for Gain…
Press ReleaseFraud and economic crimeInternational and organised crimeSexual offencesCPS
Six members of an organised criminal gang (OCG) have been convicted for playing key roles in smuggling as much as £430, 925 in cash hidden inside DVDs cases on their way to Dubai.Atif Hussain, 33, Usman Mahmood, 38, and Shafiq Zahid, 47, were convicted today of being part of the money laundering…
Two men have been given lengthy prison sentences today for importing and selling military-grade weapons to UK-based organised crime groups (OCGs) after an investigation by the National Crime Agency. The Crown Prosecution Service prosecuted Philip Waugh and Robert Brazendale for importing…
Two men have been jailed for conspiring to facilitate the illegal immigration of migrants – including eight children - into the UK who were hidden in the back of a lorry.Daniel Loughran, 34, and Eoin Nolan, 51, were found guilty in February following a trial at Maidstone Crown Court of conspiring…
Hannah von Dadelszen, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, said:“The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the prosecution of 11 individuals for seven offences relating to bribery, conspiracy to defraud, fraudulent trading, cheating the public revenue, evasion of income tax,…
Press ReleaseFraud and economic crimeInternational and organised crimeCPS
A group of people smugglers who hid migrants in lorries have today been jailed.The organised crime group – consisting of Azize Benaniba, 41, Mahmoud Haidous, 53, Mohamed Bechkit, 36, Abed Karrouz, 40, Amor Ghabbari, 32, Mohamed Abdelhadi, 50, and Mohamed Bouriche, 43, – would arrange to meet…
A man who played a leading role in an organised crime group (OCG) which smuggled thousands of migrants has today been jailed.Between October 2022 and June 2023, Ahmed Ramadan Mohamad Ebid, 42, from the UK conspired with others outside the UK to assist unlawful immigration by supplying maritime…
Press ReleaseInternational and organised crimeCPS
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Media protocol
To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
