- The head of the National Crime Agency (NCA), Graeme Biggar, warned that the US-Israeli conflict on Iran is likely to increase the number of small boat arrivals in Britain.
- Biggar noted that small boat arrivals were up 13 per cent year-on-year in 2025, with 45,774 people making the crossing, predominantly from the Horn of Africa.
- He also highlighted the growing threat from synthetic opioids, with nitazenes linked to 1,000 UK deaths in two-and-a-half years, and drug-related deaths doubling in a decade.
- Criminals are employing increasingly sophisticated techniques, such as chemically bonding drugs to other substances, to smuggle them into the country.
- Biggar stated that technology is accelerating crime, making offenders smarter and more connected, with cyber attacks also posing a significant and evolving threat.
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