A Norwegian teenager, Johannes Natland, is found guilty in the UK of involvement in a planned murder. Multiple outlets report that Natland travelled from Norway to Britain in March last year with firearms and ammunition and was arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield, northern England. Prosecutors say he had been recruited for the plot by an organised crime network based in Sweden, described as being used by or linked to the Iranian government or an Iran-backed group. The court hears that Natland was intended to carry out a “hit” against an unspecified target in the UK. One report says the plan involved payment of £21,000 for the attempted assassination, though the intended victim is not identified in the coverage. Another outlet reports the charge as conspiracy to commit murder in Britain. Natland is now reported as aged 19 at the time of conviction, after being arrested when he was 18. The cases’ core details across sources are his travel from Norway to the UK for the plot, his possession of firearms, his arrest in Huddersfield, and the prosecution’s account linking the network to Iran-linked interests.
Norwegian teen found guilty of UK murder plot linked to Iran-backed gang
A Norwegian teenager, Johannes Natland, is found guilty in the UK of involvement in a planned murder. Multiple outlets report that Natland travelled from Norway to Britain in March last year with fire...
- Johannes Natland, a Norwegian teenager, is found guilty in the UK of a murder plot/conspiracy.
- He travels from Norway to Huddersfield, northern England, in March last year to carry out a planned “hit.”
- Prosecutors say he is recruited by a Swedish organised crime group/network linked to Iranian-backed or Iran-related activity.
- Natland is arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield with firearms and ammunition.
- One report says the plan involved payment of £21,000 for the assassination attempt; the intended target is not identified in the summaries.
A Norwegian teenager was convicted on Wednesday of conspiracy to commit murder in Britain after being recruited by a Swedish organised crime group that prosecutors said was being used by the Iranian government. Johannes Natland, now 19, was arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield, northern England, in March last year with two firearms and ammunition in his possession. Prosecutors said Natland had been recruited by the Foxtrot Network, a Swedish organised crime group used by the Iranian...
1 hour agoJohannes Natland, 18 at the time, flew from Stavanger, south-west Norway, to Britain to assassinate a target in return for £21,000, the Old Bailey was told.
1 hour agoJohannes Natland travelled to Huddersfield to carry out a 'hit' in March last year.
1 hour agoJohannes Natland, 18 at the time, flew from Stavanger, south-west Norway, to Britain to assassinate a target in return for £21,000, the Old Bailey was told.
1 hour agoA teenage hitman has been found guilty of flying from Norway to the UK to murder an unknown target for a gang backed by Iran.
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