News · 29 July 2026

Norwegian 19-year-old guilty of conspiracy to murder in UK plot

Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was recruited by a Swedish organised crime group and accepted a €25,000 offer to shoot an unknown individual. Police arrested him with two guns and ammunition in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, two days after he arrived last March. He was convicted of conspiracy to murder by a jury at a retrial and is due to be sentenced in October.

By BriefTea Editorial · 29 July 2026 at 20:18

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