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‘Best smuggler’ jailed for 17 years after arranging Channel small boat crossings

A video found on YouTube showed Amanj Hasan Zada at a party with musicians singing a song in Kurdish feting him as ‘the best smuggler’.

The Independent UK

'Best smuggler' jailed for 17 years after arranging Channel small boat crossings

A video found on YouTube showed Amanj Hasan Zada at a party with musicians singing a song in Kurdish feting him as ‘the best smuggler’

Evening Standard

Paedophile extradited from Thailand jailed for historic child sex abuse

John Martin, 74, previously of East Lothian, was found guilty of abuse involving two young girls in the 1980s and 90s.

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Police chief warns of growing people smuggling threat as Channel crossings rise

Interpol’s Richard Chambers said people smuggling was a crime that was ‘developing fast’.

Evening Standard

London man among 2,500 arrested as largest-ever global people smuggling ring smashed

27 victims, including 21 children, were intercepted in Tunisia attempting to travel to the UK

Evening Standard

French court issues tough sentences in Channel smuggling trial

A French court has sentenced 18 people – mainly Iraqi Kurds – to prison terms of up to 15 years for organising a major migrant-smuggling ring that transported people across the English Channel in small, flimsy boats.

Radio France Internationale

French Court Jails 18 Members Of Channel People Smuggling Gang

A French court on Tuesday issued prison terms of up to 15 years to 18 people, mainly Iraqi Kurds, convicted of forming a vast gang to smuggle migrants aboard small boats across the Channel to England.

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People smuggling gang behind 10,000 migrant Channel crossings convicted

The ringleader was jailed for 15 years after a trial in France.

Evening Standard

NCA back to drawing board for blue-green algae after high-tech plan fails

Millions have been spent battling Lake Burley Griffin's algae.

The Canberra Times

Multimillion-dollar blowouts put pressure on key light rail segment

Work on Scrivener Dam also to start later than expected.

The Canberra Times

Female volleyball pro one of three jailed after 100 kilos of cannabis seized at Heathrow

Raekelle Powell, 22, admitted being paid £166 to carry her suitcase

Evening Standard

Son of Irish crime boss admits gun plot to help father

Jack Kavanagh, 24, whose father is Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh, will be sentenced in December.

The Independent UK

Ex-Arsenal footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas denies trying to smuggle £600,000 of cannabis into UK

Striker appears in court to plead not guilty to importing class B drugs through Stansted Airport

The Independent UK

Ex-Arsenal star Jay Emmanuel-Thomas denies drug smuggling charge

Footballer was arrested last month after an estimated £600,000 of cannabis was seized at Stansted Airport

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Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas denies drug importation charge

He was arrested last month after an estimated £600,000 of cannabis was seized at Stansted Airport.

Evening Standard

Call for surrender of blank firing guns after tests find them easily convertible

The National Crime Agency highlighted four brands of blank firing guns which are ‘readily convertible’ to fire live ammunition.

The Independent UK

Kinahan crime boss who orchestrated gun cache plot from prison jailed

Thomas Kavanagh, his brother-in-law, Liam Byrne and associate Shaun Kent were all handed jail sentences at the Old Bailey.

Evening Standard

Londoners sentenced for smuggling cannabis from Ghana in sacks of Gari powder

Gang was caught after detectives switched out cannabis for dummy packages and tracked their delivery

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The Guardian - UK

‘Iceman’ crime boss jailed in Scotland over ‘industrial-scale’ drug trafficking

James Stevenson pleaded guilty mid-trial over plan to import 1kg blocks of cocaine into Glasgow in banana boxes

TechRadar

UK cracks down on Evil Corp cybercriminals linked to Russia and attacks on NATO member states

Kremlin-affiliated Evil Corp has been hit by major sanctions.

Evening Standard

TfL cyber attack: Sadiq Khan sees 'light at the end of the tunnel'

The mayor said TfL was working with experts to allow it to restore its systems, but the impact on Londoners has ‘not been as bad as it could have been’

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s FSB protected Evil Corp gang that carried out Nato cyber-attacks

NCA says cybercriminal gang used family links to spy agency to shield members targeted by US authorities

The Guardian - UK

Former human rights lawyer admits fraud over Iraq war claims

Phil Shiner sought up to £200,000 of legal aid funding to represent clients including Khuder Al-Sweady

The Guardian - UK

Wifi suspended at big UK train stations after ‘cybersecurity incident’

London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street among those targeted with terrorism message

Evening Standard

Eleven charged with smuggling 300 kilos of cannabis through London airports

Professional volleyball player from Canada among those arrested

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