Norwegian teenager jailed for plotting UK assassination

Summarised from This Is Local London's report · Updated 16 Oct, 14:50 · Archive

A 19-year-old Norwegian has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to murder after travelling to the UK to carry out an assassination.

A 19-year-old Norwegian, Johannes Kongsnes Natland, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison at the Old Bailey for conspiracy to murder. He was arrested at a hotel in the early hours of March 19, hours before he was due to carry out an assassination in the UK.

Natland arrived at Manchester Airport on March 17. Police discovered two firearms—a semi-automatic pistol and a revolver—and 19 bullets hidden under his bed. He had travelled by taxi to a wooded area in Huddersfield to collect the weapons. Messages on his phone showed he had received detailed instructions, including maps and videos, to locate the hidden bag of guns.

Natland was believed to have been instructed by someone connected to the Foxtrot Network, an organised criminal group. While still in Norway, he had received messages asking him to carry out a shooting in the UK, with a suggested payment of 25,000 euros. Counter Terrorism Policing officers worked with West Yorkshire Police, Counter Terrorism Policing North East and Norwegian law enforcement to identify and arrest him.

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• Norwegian teen who travelled to UK for assassination found with 19 bullets under bedA teenager who travelled to the UK to carry out an assassination has been jailed.This Is Local London · 16 Oct, 12:55

In this story: Johannes Kongsnes Natland · Foxtrot Network · Counter Terrorism Policing · Manchester Airport · Huddersfield · Old Bailey · Norway

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