A Norwegian guy who took a trip to the UK to perform an assassination has actually been imprisoned after an examination by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London.
Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19 (07.03.07) of Norway, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 16 October to 20 years’ in prison and need to serve a minimum of 13 years in custody.
He was condemned of conspiracy to murder after a trial previously this year.
Leader Helen Flanagan, head of CTP London, stated: “Natland was detained simply hours before he was because of perform an assassination here in the UK. That was just possible due to the remarkable work of Counter Terrorism Policing officers, operating at speed together with associates from West Yorkshire Police, Counter Terrorism Policing North East (CTP NE) and Norwegian police authorities to determine, find and apprehend him.
“Natland was plainly being entrusted by somebody in the Foxtrot Network, an arranged criminal group approved by the UK and the United States due to its participation in managing violence versus Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe on behalf of the Iranian routine.
“The designated target of this particular assassination has actually never ever been determined, and we discovered no proof of any direct link to Iran in this case. As current occasions have actually revealed, CTP will look for to proactively interrupt any efforts by hostile states to bring out criminal acts in the UK.
“One of the methods significantly utilized by foreign states looking for to trigger damage to the UK is making use of criminal proxies. They typically hire individuals online with pledges of substantial monetary benefit. The truth is that those bring out these jobs are seen as non reusable possessions by those directing them. They are utilized when practical and deserted when scenarios alter. As Natland discovered, individuals managing these criminal activities will not secure you from the effects. Rather, you are left dealing with arrest, prosecution and a significant jail sentence”
The Old Bailey heard Natland was apprehended at a hotel in the early hours of 19 March 2025 after reaching Manchester Airport 2 days previously.
Authorities discovered a bag consisting of 2 guns, a semi-automatic handgun, a revolver and 19 bullets, inside a plastic bag under his bed.
CTP London investigators evaluated CCTV, consisting of from the airport and the hotel, which developed he had actually taken a trip in a taxi to a woody location of Huddersfield where he had actually gotten the guns.
Messages discovered on his phone revealed he had actually been provided specific directions, consisting of maps, images and videos, of where the ‘conceal’ consisting of the bag of weapons lay.
More analysis of his digital interactions by CTP London officers, exposed he had actually gotten messages on social networks while he remained in Norway asking him to perform a shooting in the UK. A payment of 25,000 Euros was recommended.
Natland was provided directions regarding which flight to board to the UK and what to do when he got here by somebody with the username ‘Agent 47’.
Representative 47 provided Natland the instructions to an address in Huddersfield where he got some cash. He then provided him the name of a hotel to schedule a space.
Providing proof, Natland declared that he was not meaning to perform the assassination however was rather planning to ‘shoot himself in the foot’, as a method to prevent effects if he declined the objective. After hearing the proof collected by the CTP examination throughout the trial, the jury discovered him guilty of conspiracy to dedicate murder.
On 16 October he was sentenced to 20 years in jail for the conspiracy to murder, to serve a minimum of 13 years. He likewise got 5 years in prison, to be served simultaneously, after he had actually formerly pleaded guilty to belongings of guns and ammo.
The CTP London examination stays continuous into individuals presumed of assisting Natland acquire the guns and a taken cars and truck.
In September 2025, a 27-year-old male was apprehended on suspicion of conspiracy to dedicate murder. He has actually consequently been launched under examination.
2 males, aged 30 and 27, were jailed in Bradford on 20 May on suspicion of dealing with taken items (an automobile). They were collared before being launched on bail.
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