SIRIUS SPoC network meets in Berlin as EU prepares for new electronic evidence era
Europol and Germany’s Bundeskriminalamt hosted the 7th SPoC network meeting on 15–16 September 2026.
Europol and Germany’s Bundeskriminalamt hosted the 7th SPoC network meeting on 15–16 September 2026.
The case followed an investigation by the UK National Crime Agency at a home in Telford, Shropshire.
He was charged after a National Crime Agency and West Midlands Police investigation.
The NCA says it recruits across roles including operational work, technology and intelligence.
The agency describes how it works with partners to investigate and disrupt criminal activity.
One defendant was jailed for three years and the other received a suspended sentence with a curfew.
The case was handled under the UK NCA’s Operation Venetic following an EncroChat-linked investigation.
He pleaded guilty to 18 offences at Swansea Crown Court.
The agency says it focuses on targeting those who pose the greatest risk and prioritises support for victims.
He takes over on 1 July 2026 after being head of the Air Police Unit.
Edwin Omokhuale, 39, was detained ahead of a flight from Dublin Airport and faces extradition to the UK.
Amy Jayne Durban pleaded guilty at Isleworth Crown Court.
The case followed a Charles de Gaulle Airport seizure of Vietnamese passports.
They will be deployed from 1 July to 14 August 2026 to support Croatian police in several coastal areas.
Justin Swaddle was sentenced to two years at Leeds Crown Court after pleading guilty.
Border Force officers found the drugs hidden in a banana coverload from South America.
He was arrested at Belfast port after a search found cannabis hidden in a roof compartment.
The group was arrested at Birmingham Airport after cannabis was found in 22 suitcases.
The NCA investigation links seized funds to suspected money laundering and sanctions evasion.
Officials laid wreaths to honour police officers who died in the 1991 War for Slovenia and on duty after 1991.