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Op Venetic: Former footballer jailed for drug deals worth half a million

An ex-footballer who used his club’s name as the password for an encrypted phone with which he made drug deals worth half a million pounds, has been jailed for nine years today, 2 February.

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Operation Venetic: 75 years in jail for three drugs and firearms offenders

Three drug dealers who discussed trading military grade weapons have been jailed for 75 years in total.

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Organised crime groups used UK airport to collect Mexican cocaine

Criminals from two organised crime groups have been convicted over an elaborate plot to fly large amounts of cocaine into a UK airport, following a National Crime Agency investigation.

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NCA helps stop £710m worth of cocaine entering Europe

A semi-submersible vessel carrying nearly nine tonnes of cocaine has been stopped in the Atlantic Ocean thanks in part to work by the National Crime Agency.

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21 years and six months behind bars for woman with 85kg of Pakistani heroin in her bedroom
A woman has been jailed for 21 years and six months after National Crime Agency officers found £8.5m worth of heroin in her back bedroom.


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Man with £4m of cocaine stashed in van is jailed

A driver caught with £4m-worth of cocaine in the back of his van has been jailed for nine years today [16 January], following a joint National Crime Agency (NCA) and police investigation.

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Operation Venetic: Crime group member admits role in North East England cocaine plot
A man who was extradited to the UK to face drugs charges has admitted his part in the importation of large amounts of cocaine including loads hidden in empty gas cannisters.


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Brighton class A drug supplier jailed after NCA arrest
An Albanian drug dealer has been jailed for more than three years, following a National Crime Agency investigation.


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Heroin smuggler tried to ‘pull the wool over jury’s eyes’ with jumper defence

A heroin smuggler who argued that he was framed by another man who borrowed his jumper has been jailed for nine years following a National Crime Agency investigation.

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Father and son sentenced for part in massive heroin shipment worth over £20 million

A father and son have been sentenced following a National Crime Agency investigation into smuggled heroin worth more than £20 million.

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