Fake £4m Xanax drug gang boss jailed – BBC News
‘A gang leader who co-ordinated a £4m fake Xanax drug-making operation in sheds and garages across the West Midlands has been jailed for eight years.’
BBC News, 27th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: conspiracy
Scouse Dave county lines gang members jailed – BBC News
‘Five members of a county lines drug gang known as the Scouse Dave Line have been jailed.’
BBC News, 21st March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two men found guilty over £4.8m Oxfordshire gold toilet heist – The Guardian
‘Two men have been found guilty of the theft of a £4.8m gold toilet from the Oxfordshire country house where Winston Churchill was born.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Irrational’ decision to release man convicted of ‘Essex Boys’ murders blocked by justice secretary – The Independent
‘The release of a killer convicted of carrying out the Essex Boys gangland murders is being blocked by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.’
The Independent, 12th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gang who stole more than £1m worth of cars jailed – BBC News
‘Members of an organised crime group who stole more than £1m worth of cars and motorbikes from homes across West Yorkshire have been jailed.’
BBC News, 5th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Manchester 21-year-old’s conviction quashed after rap video evidence refuted – The Guardian
‘An aspiring law student who addressed MPs in parliament has had his conviction for being part of a violent conspiracy quashed after new evidence showing he was wrongfully identified in a drill music video.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Scammer jailed over fake Champions League tickets – BBC News
‘A scammer who sold fake tickets for Liverpool’s 2022 Champions League final in Paris against Real Madrid conned football fans out of £40,000, police have said. Lee Waldron, 41, was convicted at Liverpool Crown Court of acquiring, using and possessing criminal property.’
BBC News, 14th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang jailed after using Grindr dating app in Midlands to assault and rob victims – The Guardian
‘A group of five men who used dating apps such as Grindr to lure victims to a location before violently assaulting them and stealing their belongings have been jailed, West Midlands police said.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Most wanted man’ jailed for role in £4.5m drug gang – BBC News
‘A man named on the UK’s most wanted list after supplying £4.5m worth of cocaine across the West and South West has been jailed for 18 years.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father and son jailed over bungled plot to kill Birmingham shop owner – The Guardian
‘A father and son have been jailed for a bungled revenge plot to kill a Birmingham shop owner, after allegedly recruiting an American woman to carry out the shooting who wore a hijab as a disguise.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Cult members jailed for plot to kidnap coroner they accused of ‘necromancy’ – The Independent
‘Cult members who plotted to kidnap and falsely imprison a coroner they accused of “necromancy” have been jailed.’
The Independent, 29th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Crime boss jailed over gun cache plot from prison – BBC News
‘A senior figure in the Kinahan organised crime group has been jailed for six years after he orchestrated a gun cache plot from prison.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British soldiers jailed for selling cocaine worth nearly £100,000 to comrades – The Guardian
‘A group of British soldiers have been jailed after a court heard they sold almost £100,000 worth of cocaine to fellow military personnel and bought designer products with the proceeds.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Organised crime group sentenced after drugs bust – BBC News
‘An organised crime group that flooded a town with drugs worth more than £400,000 have been sentenced.’
BBC News, 14th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man convicted in ‘landmark’ FGM conspiracy case – BBC News
‘A former PhD student has been found guilty of conspiring to commit female genital mutilation (FGM) in what has been described as a “landmark case”.’
BBC News, 9th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The recent sentencing of climate protestors – Six Pump Court
‘On 18th July 2024, attentions were drawn to the sentences received by five Just Stop Oil activists, including its co-founder, Roger Hallam, for the offence of conspiracy to intentionally cause a public nuisance, namely by disrupting traffic on the M25.[1] Mr Hallam received a sentence of five years and the others received sentences of four years. Many viewed the sentences as excessive and repressive considering that the protests were peaceful,[2] despite causing large-scale disruption with significant economic consequences.’
Six Pump Court, 9th August 2024
Source: 6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘Cult’ members guilty of trying to kidnap coroner – BBC News
‘Members of an “anti-establishment cult” who stormed into a court with handcuffs have been found guilty of trying to kidnap a coroner.’
BBC News, 30th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for life for hiring hitman to murder wife – BBC News
‘A husband who hired a hitman to murder his former wife while he was having an affair has been jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years.’
BBC News, 29th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Just Stop Oil protesters jailed after M25 blocked – BBC News
‘Five environmental activists who organised protests that brought part of the M25 to a standstill over four days have been jailed.’
BBC News, 18th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cowboy builders who conned elderly victims jailed – BBC News
‘A gang of cowboy builders who preyed on more than 20 homeowners across England and Wales, defrauding them out of a collective £1.2m, have been jailed.’
BBC News, 15th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
