Norwegian teenager guilty of travelling to UK to carry out contract killing
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Key context: <p>Johannes Kongsnes Natland was recruited to murder unknown person by international crime gang linked to Iran</p><p>A Norwegian teenager has been found guilty of travelling to England to carry out a killing ordered by an international crime gang linked to Iran.</p><p>Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, from Stavanger, Norway, agreed to shoot an unknown person for €25,000 (£21,500) in March last year. Two days after he arrived in the UK armed police arrested him in a hotel room in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, seizing two guns and ammunition.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/29/norwegian-teenager-johannes-kongsnes-natland-guilty-uk-contract-killing">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Johannes Kongsnes Natland was recruited to murder unknown person by international crime gang linked to IranA Norwegian teenager has been found guilty of travelling to England to carry out a killing ordered by an international crime gang linked to Iran.Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, from Stavanger, Norway, agreed to shoot an unknown person for €25,000 (£21,500) in March last year. Two days after he arrived in the UK armed police arrested him in a hotel room in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, seizing two guns and ammunition. Continue reading...
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