Underworld: Behind the Scenes of the NCA
Underworld: Behind the Scenes of the NCA exposes the evil world of serious and organised crime. The National Crime Agency invites listeners to hear from its officers and key partners as they lift the lid on some of the most complex cases they have been involved in. It offers unrestricted access and never-heard-before details of operations tackling people smuggling, child sexual abuse, gun and drug trafficking, money laundering and modern slavery. Hear fascinating first-hand accounts from Senior Investigative Officers, NCA specialists and partners from global forces to learn how the NCA has used its world-leading intelligence capabilities to bring some of the most dangerous criminals to justice.
Episodes
Hidden in Plain Sight
From a Bristol car wash, Slovakian national Maros Tancos ran a ruthless modern slavery ring with the help of his partner Joanna Gomulska. Together they lured vulnerable victims with false promises before forcing them into unpaid labour and stealing their freedom. An extensive NCA investigation tore the operation apart, leading to their 25-year combined jail sentences. Specialist officers from the
X Marks the Spot
It's 2019, and a senior figure in the Kinahan Cartel is in custody, facing over 20 years behind bars for drug trafficking. Meanwhile, the NCA receives intelligence pointing to a buried cache of firearms and ammunition in a field in Northern Ireland. What followed was a complex and extraordinary NCA-led investigation – one that exposed a secret plot and delivered a major blow to org
Catching the Limo Guy
David Saynor, now in his seventies, used his limousine business to groom and sexually abuse teenage girls in Rotherham from the late 2000s to the early 2010s. Arrested under Operation Stovewood – the UK's largest investigation into non-familial child sexual abuse – Saynor's horrific crimes were exposed thanks to the courage of survivors and the dedication of specialist teams at the NCA
The Best People Smuggler
He was feted “the best smuggler” – now he's serving a 17-year jail term. In this opening episode of series two, the NCA reveals how it took down Amanj Hasan Zada, the ringleader of a global people smuggling network moving migrants across borders and into the UK on small boats. Based in Preston, Zada thought he was untouchable – until the NCA exposed his
The Specialists
When police forces need help with an investigation, they call in The Specialists from the NCA’s Major Crime Investigative Support team. MCIS officers have supported UK policing on the majority of high profile serious investigations in the last ten years. This fascinating episode looks back at some of those cases, the people who worked on the operations and the tactics which have helped them catch
The Travel Agent
This episode focuses on Mohammed Mokter Hossain, who ran a sophisticated people smuggling network bringing people into the UK from his home in East London. For a fee, he could also arrange for you to leave the country in the back of a lorry, which is ideal if you’re wanted for murder or child abuse offences, as two of his customers were. The Travel Agent looks at how Hossain’s million-pound crimi
Most Wanted
The NCA works with law enforcement agencies across the world to track down fugitives on the run and return them to the UK to face justice. In this episode, we’ll hear from an NCA team working on the ground in Spain to capture British criminals, plus success stories from the agency’s Most Wanted campaign run in conjunction with Crimestoppers, the Spanish authorities and UK policing. Hosted on Acast
Sunshine and Lollipops
How exactly was a gang ringleader caught and jailed after more than £100 million in dirty cash was smuggled into Dubai? Money laundering is one of the biggest threats to UK security, allowing dangerous, organised crime groups to fund their illegal operations and commit more crime. Sunshine and Lollipops investigates how NCA officers and financial investigators hunted and caught Abdullah Alfalasi a
Golden Ticket
If you’re a murderer on the run, or an international drug trafficker wanting to stay under the radar as you travel, a most prized possession will be your fraudulent passport. In The Golden Ticket, we learn about how NCA officers dismantled a crime group supplying fraudulently-obtained genuine passports, enabling dangerous criminals to operate and evade capture. This incredible episode highlights h
Gun Runners
Gun Runners goes behind the scenes of an NCA covert operation which stopped Britain’s biggest ever haul of military grade automatic weapons being smuggled by boat up the River Medway in Kent. The NCA’s covert operations to capture those attempting to smuggle weapons into the UK has seen criminals sentenced to over 488 years in prison in the last two years alone. In this episode we hear from the su
Rapsheet From Hell
The second episode - Rap Sheet from Hell - unearths the horrifying details of one of the most prolific child sexual abuse offenders the NCA has ever investigated – Matthew Falder. Sadly, there are more than 830,000 adult offenders in the UK, using ever-more-sophisticated digital tools in an attempt to remain anonymous. Host Ellie Flynn speaks with psychologists, the Crown Prosecution Service and t
The Crime Lord
Underworld's first episode delves into the life and crimes of Robert Dawes, a dangerous international criminal kingpin, who used violence and corrupt officials to traffick huge shipments of drugs from South America to Europe and the UK. Illegal drugs blight communities across the UK, with 160 tonnes of cocaine and heroin consumed there each year. Hear the fascinating story of how Dawes was finally
Underworld - Season One Trailer
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