Wembley gang shooting: Trio guilty of mistaken identity murder – BBC News
‘Four men have been found guilty of the revenge killing of a shop worker who was shot dead in a case of mistaken identity.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: gangs
How the net closed on Oxford’s grooming gang – BBC News
‘Nearly a decade after the abuse of vulnerable girls in Oxford began to be addressed, following years of negligence by police and social services, the last of the so-called Operation Bullfinch trials has ended. How did the sex offenders at the centre of the city’s depraved underworld finally come to face justice?’
BBC News, 13th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met Police remove 374 names from gangs matrix – BBC News
‘The Metropolitan Police has removed 374 people from its gangs matrix after the UK’s data watchdog found it breached data protection laws.’
BBC News, 15th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British woman repeatedly trafficked for sex after Home Office failures – The Guardian
‘A young and highly vulnerable British sex trafficking victim was re-trafficked by county lines drug gangs on multiple occasions after the Home Office repeatedly refused to fulfil its legal obligation to provide her with safe accommodation.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Fly-tipping: Organised crime behind large rise – BBC News
‘Organised criminal gangs are being blamed for the continued rise of large fly-tipping incidents across England.’
BBC News, 13th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child sexual exploitation: ‘Everything we said was viewed with suspicion’ – The Guardian
‘Parents of children sexually exploited by criminal gangs can be blamed for not preventing abuse, report finds.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck: Fight breaks out in court as killers jailed – BBC News
‘Violence broke out at the Old Bailey as five gang members were jailed for murdering a man in a knife attack.’
BBC News, 27th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Disjointed’ policing hampering efforts to tackle county lines exploitation, watchdog finds – The Independent
‘Disjointed policing and a lack of coordination between forces are worsening the issue of county lines drugs gangs exploiting children, a government watchdog has warned.’
The Independent, 10th January 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
County lines: Call to review ‘criminal abuse’ of pay-as-you-go phones – BBC News
‘The government has been urged to consider imposing restrictions on pay-as-you-go mobile phones to prevent county lines drug gangs using them.’
BBC News, 10th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ayoub Majdouline jailed for murder of 14-year-old Jaden Moodie – The Guardian
‘A teenager has been sentenced to life imprisonment for being part of a gang who hunted down and stabbed 14-year-old Jaden Moodie in in an attack linked to a drug feud.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Modern slave’, 19, convicted of murder of Jaden Moodie, 14 – The Guardian
‘A teenager who had been classed as a “modern slave” has been convicted of murdering a child as part of a drugs feud.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Illegal steroid operation gang jailed over £65m distribution – BBC News
‘A group of men who ran an operation worth more than £65m distributing illegal steroids have been jailed.’
BBC News, 14th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rochdale road rage peacemaker’s axe attackers jailed – BBC News
‘A tree surgeon nearly died in a “barbaric” axe attack when a road rage dispute turned a street into a battleground, a court heard.’
BBC News, 18th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dog thieves are not being pursued by police as £500 rule leaves pets languishing as low priority, say campaigners – Daily Telegraph
‘Dogs may be our best friends and their unwavering loyalty priceless but thefts of them are not being pursued by police because most are worth under £500 and so rated a minor low level crime, say campaigners.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gang member jailed for 15 years for ‘ride-out’ and running drugs line from prison – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A member of one of Waltham Forest’s organised crime groups who took part in ‘ride-out’ against a rival gang before going on to run a drugs line from inside prison, has been jailed for 15 years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th October 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Number of British modern slavery victims up 72% in a year, figures show – The Independent
‘The number of British people identified as modern slavery victims has surged by 72 per cent in a year, according to figures, fuelling concerns about “county lines” drugs gangs and other forms of labour exploitation.’
The Independent, 14th October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Magistrates raise concerns over county lines defence ‘loophole’ – The Guardian
‘A legal defence for children who claim they are being exploited by county lines drug gangs needs to be monitored more closely, the Magistrates’ Association has warned.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Concerns raised over prosecution of trafficked British children – The Guardian
‘The children’s commissioner is raising concerns with the Crown Prosecution Service about young victims of human trafficking being prosecuted rather than protected, following a Guardian investigation.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
County lines epidemic blamed as number of children missing or linked to drugs gangs doubles – Daily Telegraph
‘County lines drug networks have been blamed for a huge spike in the number of children identified as having links to gangs, after the figure more than doubled in three years.
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Albanian crime boss who ran multi-million pound drugs racked ordered to pay only £14,380 – Daily Telegraph
‘An Albanian drugs kingpin who ran a multi-million pound cocaine racket only has to pay back £14,380 after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) requested a “risible” sum, a judge has complained.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
