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END OF THE HUYTON FIRM? Francis Coggins - detailed as on the run during EncroChat trial - arrested in Dutch coastal town
Francis Coggins, the suspected joint head of the Liverpool 'Huyton Firm' has been arrested in a Dutch coastal town. Coggins, age 60, was...
By JON AUSTIN
Jun 4, 2025


Alleged EncroChat 'drug boss' James Harding 'not biological father of girl he brought up' as court also hears of 'missing messages'
Alleged drug boss James Harding is not the biological father of a girl he was bringing up as his daughter, his trial heard today....
By JON AUSTIN
Jun 3, 2025


Moment asylum-seeking people smuggler arrested in UK to face 25-year jail term for getting migrants from Libya to EU
A man arrested by the National Crime Agency for masterminding the smuggling of thousands of people across the Mediterranean from north...
By JON AUSTIN
May 20, 2025


Woman filmed abuse of child she carried out with partner - sick pair get 23 years each
A couple from Wales have been jailed for 23 years each after footage was shared online of them sexually abusing a child. Jonathan...
By JON AUSTIN
May 19, 2025


EXCLUSIVE: 'NCA EncroChat data sets often incomplete' - says former technical officer Luke Shrimpton during trial
Mr Decou's statement said the NCA asked in September 2020 a series of questions about how messages had been captured and stored.
By JON AUSTIN
May 7, 2025


EXCLUSIVE: Man denies smuggling £1m of cocaine into UK found in his wheelchair
A man has denied smuggling nearly £1m of cocaine found hidden in an electric wheelchair at Manchester Airport. Portuguese national...
By JON AUSTIN
May 6, 2025


SENTENCING SCANDAL: Man linked to online crime group that blackmailed young girls dodges jail
A MAN who was found with indecent images of children and was linked to an online criminal group that blackmailed young teenaged girls has...
By JON AUSTIN
May 1, 2025


ENCROCHAT: Alleged Brit 'coke kingpin plotted murder from Dubai base on same phone he sent selfies on and planned family events'
A British alleged "drugs kingpin" known as "The Tops King" plotted the murder of a rival from his base in Dubai through an encrypted...
By JON AUSTIN
Apr 29, 2025


WHO WAS HE SMUGGLING FOR? Supermarket worker who tried to fly £1m in suitcases to Beirut convicted but no sign of his boss
A man who was stopped at Heathrow Airport with £1m in two suitcases has admitted money laundering following a National Crime Agency...
By JON AUSTIN
Apr 17, 2025


Two men charged after '£2m of cocaine found in plane' at North Weald Airfield
AROUND 30kgs of cocaine with a street value of more than £2 million was found in a plane that flew into North Weald Airfield. The drugs...
By JON AUSTIN
Mar 23, 2025









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