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Birmingham Gang Leader Jailed for 18.5 Years After EncroChat Bust
Asrar Rafiq, 35, a Birmingham gang leader, was sentenced to 18.5 years in prison for supplying £2 million of heroin and cocaine over three months; his EncroChat messages boasting about weapons and drug deals provided key evidence in his conviction.
Birmingham Gang Leader Jailed for 18.5 Years After EncroChat Bust
Asrar Rafiq, 35, a Birmingham gang leader, was sentenced to 18.5 years in prison for supplying £2 million of heroin and cocaine over three months; his EncroChat messages boasting about weapons and drug deals provided key evidence in his conviction.
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Global Drug Ring Run by Convicted Rapist Nets £4 Million, Leads to Jail Sentences
Christopher Templeman, a convicted child rapist, and Lisa Harper ran a £4 million global prescription drug ring from a rented shipping container in Cumbria, using cryptocurrency and the postal service to distribute hundreds of kilos of drugs internationally, resulting in prison sentences and highlig...
Global Drug Ring Run by Convicted Rapist Nets £4 Million, Leads to Jail Sentences
Christopher Templeman, a convicted child rapist, and Lisa Harper ran a £4 million global prescription drug ring from a rented shipping container in Cumbria, using cryptocurrency and the postal service to distribute hundreds of kilos of drugs internationally, resulting in prison sentences and highlig...
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Belgian Drug Trafficker Jailed for £22.8 Million Cocaine Smuggling Plot
Belgian drug trafficker Bart Verschueren was jailed for smuggling at least 500kg of cocaine into the UK, disguised as dry ice for a London hospital; his lorry was stopped at the French border on May 5, 2020, and he was extradited from Belgium in August 2024 to face charges.
Belgian Drug Trafficker Jailed for £22.8 Million Cocaine Smuggling Plot
Belgian drug trafficker Bart Verschueren was jailed for smuggling at least 500kg of cocaine into the UK, disguised as dry ice for a London hospital; his lorry was stopped at the French border on May 5, 2020, and he was extradited from Belgium in August 2024 to face charges.
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40% Bias Score
International Crime Ring Convicted in Paul Allen Shooting
Three men were convicted of conspiracy to murder Paul Allen, a British criminal, after a six-year investigation linked them to the shooting, a Swiss museum robbery, and a burglary through an iPad found in the River Thames containing crucial phone records.
International Crime Ring Convicted in Paul Allen Shooting
Three men were convicted of conspiracy to murder Paul Allen, a British criminal, after a six-year investigation linked them to the shooting, a Swiss museum robbery, and a burglary through an iPad found in the River Thames containing crucial phone records.
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48% Bias Score
London Met Police Fails to Find Missing Children: Report
A report by the police watchdog HMICFRS reveals that London's Metropolitan Police does not always do enough to find missing children, citing cases where no action was taken, and delays in response to reports of children missing from care and those who have been victims of sexual or criminal exploita...
London Met Police Fails to Find Missing Children: Report
A report by the police watchdog HMICFRS reveals that London's Metropolitan Police does not always do enough to find missing children, citing cases where no action was taken, and delays in response to reports of children missing from care and those who have been victims of sexual or criminal exploita...
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48% Bias Score
£8 Million Cocaine Smuggling Ring Foiled at Manchester Airport
Seven US citizens were arrested at Manchester Airport for attempting to smuggle over 300kg of cocaine with a street value of £8 million; six have been jailed for between seven and thirteen years, and face deportation after release.
£8 Million Cocaine Smuggling Ring Foiled at Manchester Airport
Seven US citizens were arrested at Manchester Airport for attempting to smuggle over 300kg of cocaine with a street value of £8 million; six have been jailed for between seven and thirteen years, and face deportation after release.
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£100m Cocaine Smuggling Plot Results in 90-Year Sentence
Four men were sentenced to a combined 90 years in prison for their roles in a £100 million cocaine smuggling plot involving a fishing boat intercepted off the Cornish coast on September 13th, 2023, highlighting the significant threat posed by international drug trafficking networks.
£100m Cocaine Smuggling Plot Results in 90-Year Sentence
Four men were sentenced to a combined 90 years in prison for their roles in a £100 million cocaine smuggling plot involving a fishing boat intercepted off the Cornish coast on September 13th, 2023, highlighting the significant threat posed by international drug trafficking networks.
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£8 Million Cocaine Smuggling Ring Dismantled
Four men received lengthy prison sentences for importing £8 million worth of cocaine hidden in food products through Newhaven port in November 2019, using EncroChat for communication.
£8 Million Cocaine Smuggling Ring Dismantled
Four men received lengthy prison sentences for importing £8 million worth of cocaine hidden in food products through Newhaven port in November 2019, using EncroChat for communication.
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56% Bias Score
Fake Xanax Gang Leader Jailed for Eight Years
Brian Pitts, a 30-year-old gang leader based in a luxury Thailand villa, was jailed for eight years for a \$4 million fake Xanax operation spanning 2018-2019 across the West Midlands, UK, involving up to 11 million tablets sold via the dark web and shipped to the USA.
Fake Xanax Gang Leader Jailed for Eight Years
Brian Pitts, a 30-year-old gang leader based in a luxury Thailand villa, was jailed for eight years for a \$4 million fake Xanax operation spanning 2018-2019 across the West Midlands, UK, involving up to 11 million tablets sold via the dark web and shipped to the USA.
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£100 Million Cocaine Smuggling Ring Busted off Cornwall
Four men were arrested and convicted for smuggling £100 million worth of cocaine into the UK via a fishing boat off the coast of Cornwall on September 13, 2023; 1,076kg of high purity cocaine was seized.
£100 Million Cocaine Smuggling Ring Busted off Cornwall
Four men were arrested and convicted for smuggling £100 million worth of cocaine into the UK via a fishing boat off the coast of Cornwall on September 13, 2023; 1,076kg of high purity cocaine was seized.
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Croydon Man Jailed for 21 Years for Encouraging Baby Rape
Keith Edun, 47, from Croydon, was jailed for 21 years on February 14, 2025, for encouraging the rape of a baby and sharing indecent images of children via the Kik app; a Met Police investigation launched in 2021 linked his online activity to the 2020 rape and subsequent conviction of another male.
Croydon Man Jailed for 21 Years for Encouraging Baby Rape
Keith Edun, 47, from Croydon, was jailed for 21 years on February 14, 2025, for encouraging the rape of a baby and sharing indecent images of children via the Kik app; a Met Police investigation launched in 2021 linked his online activity to the 2020 rape and subsequent conviction of another male.
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24% Bias Score
£20 Million Drug Trafficking Operation Convictions
Eddie Burton and Sian Banks, a couple from Liverpool, were convicted of a £20 million drug trafficking operation involving 307 kilos of heroin, cocaine, and ketamine transported from Europe to the UK; Burton was arrested in Ibiza, while Banks' cooperation in the scheme included money laundering and ...
£20 Million Drug Trafficking Operation Convictions
Eddie Burton and Sian Banks, a couple from Liverpool, were convicted of a £20 million drug trafficking operation involving 307 kilos of heroin, cocaine, and ketamine transported from Europe to the UK; Burton was arrested in Ibiza, while Banks' cooperation in the scheme included money laundering and ...
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68% Bias Score
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