Practice Groups
NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY CASES
The National Crime Agency (NCA) was established by the Crime and Courts Act in 2013.
The aim of the NCA is to find dismantle and prosecute individuals and organisations whose criminal offending poses the greatest threat to not only individuals, but to the general public throughout England and Wales.
The development and use of highly advanced techniques, the knowledge and experience of Crime Analysts when analysing data and received intelligence, allows the agency to target those criminals who potentially pose the greatest risk to life and to focus on the destruction of large organised criminal groups.
The NCA works closely with a wide range of partner organisations, from the police forces in the UK HMRC, Border Force, through to Interpol and Europol.
The heads of the organised groups are often based abroad, and the NCA works with all of its wide range of available resources, to track their networks from source to end.
John Clifford has been instructed in each of the following cases to prosecute by CPS Organised Crime Division in investigations by the National Crime Agency
Conspiracy to Supply Class A drugs
Major conspiracy to supply 10kg cocaine at 90% purity with a street value approx. £1m. Both Defendants sentenced to 7 years and 6 years imprisonment respectively.
Operation Cliented – Maidstone Crown Court
Conspiracy to Supply Class B drugs.
Instructed to prosecute by CPS Organised Crime Division in investigation by National Crime Agency involving major conspiracy to supply ½ tonne cannabis imported from Holland. Principal two Defendants convicted and sentenced to 6 years and 5 ½ years imprisonment.
Operation Ravehood – Blackfriars Crown Court
Possession with intent to Supply Class A & Production of Class B drugs
Prosecuted case involving investigation by National Crime Agency into Class A drugs supply and Organised Criminal Network. Surveillance on Defendant who was driving a van found to have secret compartments for transporting controlled drugs. There was ½ kg cocaine at 90% purity and a cannabis factory seized at Defendant’s address. Convicted and Sentenced to 8 years imprisonment.
