A man has been charged after heroin worth more than £7 million was seized in west London. FULL STORY ➡️

Bernard Narh, 34, from South Oxhey, Hertfordshire, was arrested by officers from the Organised Crime Partnership – a joint NCA and @metpoliceuk unit – on Tuesday. He was charged with drugs possession with intent to supply, after officers discovered more than 140 blocks of.

He appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court yesterday, where he was remanded into custody before his next appearance in February. The NCA and Metropolitan Police continue to work in partnership to take action against individuals suspected of involvement in drug trafficking which.

A convicted drug dealer has been given a prison sentence of a year and three months after breaching his Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO). Read the full story ➡️

Cobbina pleaded guilty to five charges of failing to comply with his SCPO and was sentenced to 67 weeks imprisonment. A new SCPO, his fourth, was also granted.

The NCA rigorously monitors offenders with Serious Crime Prevention Orders and will continue to pursue prosecutions when those orders are breached, as shown in this case.

A firearms supplier has been jailed after arranging the delivery of 12 lethal weapons, asking neighbours to take in his packages to “avoid his mother knowing how much he had been spending on clothes and shoes”. Read the full story ➡️

The pair pleaded guilty and Shah was sentenced to 18 months suspended. Mack was sentenced to 13 years with an additional six years imprisonment for a firearm offence investigated by the Metropolitan Police, bringing his total sentence to 19 years.

Illegal firearms have no place in this country, and the NCA, alongside our partners in policing and Border Force, are committed to combatting their supply, ensuring that the public are kept safe from harm.

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Three men have been sentenced for running a website enabling criminals to defraud victims by circumventing banking anti-fraud checks. Read the full story ➡️

Today Picari was sentenced to two years and eight months imprisonment. Vijayanathan and Siddeeque were both given 12-month community orders and ordered to pay costs of £760 each. They will also have to undertake 200 hours and 160 hours of community service respectively.

As this case shows, the NCA has the ability to disrupt and dismantle such websites, which cause harm to the public, and bring those responsible to justice. Advice on how to help improve your cyber security can be found on @NCSC website ➡️

National Crime Agency referrals to social media companies led to a 40 per cent increase in takedowns of accounts linked to people smuggling during 2024. Read the full story ➡️

Taking down these accounts disrupts criminal networks and we continue to work closely with social media platforms to highlight such content and contribute to the development of detection capabilities.

Tackling organised immigration crime remains a key priority for the NCA, and we continue to use the full suite of powers at our disposal to disrupt networks through targeting their social media offerings, financial flows and their supply routes for boats, engines and maritime.