Instagram ‘wrong’ to take down drill music video – BBC News
‘The owner of Instagram has been told it should not have removed a drill music video.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: gangs
Gang leader avoids an extra seven years in prison by paying back the proceeds of his part in a dirty cash laundering operation – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A well-known criminal gang leader has avoided another seven years being added onto his seven-year prison sentence after paying back £1,243,270.75, of his ill-gotten gains from a money laundering operation.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th November 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Manchester youth leader jailed over ‘conspiracy’ texts denied permission to appeal – The Guardian
‘A youth leader who addressed MPs in parliament has been denied permission to appeal against the eight-year sentence he was given for sending text messages as part of a violent conspiracy.’
The Guardian, 16th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Mental health may be biggest factor in UK homicides, study finds – The Guardian
‘Mental health problems may more often be a factor in homicides than gang membership, with most killings potentially preventable, a study suggests.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Four London gang members jailed over armed heists targeting cash vans – The Guardian
‘Four members of an organised crime gang that stole £400,000 in a series of armed robberies targeting cash vans have been jailed.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Met police chief to reform list of alleged gang members targeting black men – The Guardian
‘A controversial Metropolitan police list of alleged gang members mainly targeted black men “amplified disproportionality” and must be radically reformed, Britain’s top police officer has said.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rochdale grooming gang members to be deported to Pakistan – The Guardian
‘Two members of a Rochdale grooming gang are to be deported to Pakistan after losing a seven-year legal fight to remain in Britain.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Jail for pair who exploited 13-year-old drug mule – The Independent
‘A “callous” couple who exploited a 13-year-old boy to run heroin and crack cocaine from London to Kent as part of a county lines drugs operation have been jailed for a total of 12 years.’
The Independent, 24th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Birmingham gang jailed over firearms conversion plot – BBC News
‘Three members of a criminal gang have been jailed for their part in buying dozens of blank-firing handguns with a plan to turn them into live weapons.’
BBC News, 11th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Men jailed for murder of friend killed by rival gang in shootout – BBC News
‘Three men have each been jailed for at least 29 years for the murder of their friend killed by rivals in a shootout.’
BBC News, 29th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reece Heffernan stabbing: Three jailed for murder – BBC News
‘Three drug dealers who stabbed a man to death in the street have been jailed for his murder.’
BBC News, 13th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK policing and border control infiltrated by war mentality, says report – The Guardian
‘Policing, border control and surveillance have become increasingly militarised in the UK and infiltrated by a “war mentality”, according to a report.’
The Guardian, 4th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Organised Crime Gang jailed for over 100 years in total – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Six members of an organised crime group targeting high-value goods have been jailed for a combined total of over 100 years for a series of violent robberies, a burglary of a Nottinghamshire art gallery in 2018 and the disposal of the stolen items.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 15th July 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Over 1,000 children in Telford were sexually exploited, inquiry finds – The Guardian
‘More than a thousand children in Telford were sexually exploited over decades amid the failure of authorities to investigate “emboldened offenders”, an independent inquiry into the scandal has concluded.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ceredigion salmon poacher pays just £1 of £61,000 ordered by court – BBC News
‘The leader of a poaching gang ordered to pay more than £61,000 has paid back just £1 after saying he had no money.’
BBC news, 9th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fugitive jailed for threatening woman with axe before stealing £25k Rolex – The Independent
‘A fugitive who threatened a woman with an axe and stole her £25,000 watch before fleeing to Spain has been jailed for 10 years.’
The Independent, 19th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Liverpool gangland enforcer charged £10k to blind victim – BBC News
‘A gangland enforcer who threw acid in a man’s face and plotted to blind others under the orders of an underworld crime boss has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 16th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Organised criminal gang jailed for impersonating police officers to defraud victims of over £400,000 – Crown Prosecution Service
‘An organised criminal gang who pretended to be police officers and preyed on elderly victims in a fraud involving more than £400,000 were jailed today (10 June 2022).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th June 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
EncroChat murder plot: Two life terms after Cardiff drug dispute – BBC News
‘Two men have been jailed for life with a minimum 18 years term after plotting a revenge murder with a James Bond-style gun.’
BBC News, 28th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang jailed for locking 35 people in boxes to smuggle them into UK – The Independent
‘A five-man gang has been jailed after smuggling 35 Afghan people into the UK inside purpose-built “coffin-like” wooden boxes.’
The Independent, 10th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
