If you are looking for a team of Solicitors that specialise in defending crimes investigated by the National Crime Agency, then we are on hand to assist across the country.

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Whether you have been accused, charged or released on bail for any crime in connection with a large criminal operation or network, Imran Khan and Partners Solicitors can help you.

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Free Initial Telephone Discussion

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For a free initial telephone discussion, please call us on 020 7404 3004 or email info@ikpsolicitors.com and we'll be in touch shortly. We can help clients wherever you are based across England and Wales.

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We are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If you require urgent assistance, please contact us on our emergency number on 07738 802993.

 

What is the National Crime Agency (NCA?)

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At their core remit, the NCA investigates and disrupt the highest serious and organised criminals. They work with other agencies, using intelligence to target the highest risk offenders who are deemed to potentially cause the greatest harm to the community. Further, they have specialist capabilities that police forces do not necessarily have.  

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Which offences does the National Crime Agency investigate?

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• Bribery, corruption and sanctions evasion

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This includes a wide range of offences such as corruption by public figures or politically exposed persons, money laundering operations in connection with the London property market and international corruption. The reach of the NCA is not limited to the UK and aim at increasing protection against corruption overseas by engaging with foreign law enforcement agencies.

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• Child sexual exploitation and abuse

The NCA lead and support law enforcement operations worldwide in connection with offences that threaten children and young people. This includes online child abuse, when the dark web and the mainstream internet are used to groom children in person and online offence. If you create, share or view indecent images of children, you may be investigated by the NCA.

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• Cybercrime

This often includes crimes in relation to hacking (for example of social medial accounts), phishing (e.g. emails asking your for security information), malicious software (including ransomware) and other attacks against websites.

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• Drug trafficking
   

The National Crime Agency leads a substantial number of enforcement actions in relation to drug offences, from county line drug networks involving the transport of Class A drugs (heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine) whether by yachts, aircrafts, post or airline passengers.

 

• Fraud and economic crime
   

The NCA works with other agencies to pursue serious and organised fraudsters involved in a wide range of crimes such as identity theft, impersonation of NCA officers, or counterfeit and pirated goods which put consumers at risk.

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• Illegal firearms

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This includes firearms generally smuggled from Europe through routes from Central and Eastern Europe to the UK via Belgium, France or the Netherlands. The firearms may be purchased on the dark web and sent via the post. They may be used by street gangs for their personal protection or in connection with armed robberies and drug distribution.

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• Modern slavery and human trafficking

 

This are offences involving the recruitment of usually vulnerable individuals who then become trapped in a wide range of industries such as the sex industry, the construction industry, agriculture,  cannabis farms, car washes or nail bars. The crimes may involve the exercise of control of such individuals, the confiscation of their ID documents, and or their earnings as ‘payment’ for their journey to the UK or their living costs.

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• Money laundering and illicit finances

The UK financial intelligence unit from the NCA works with other Financial Intelligence Units in Europe and throughout the world to detect suspicious activity in connection with the property market or legitimate companies set up in the UK or offshore fir the purpose of laundering illegitimate funds.

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• Organised immigration crime

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The offences committed are generally in relation to Illegal immigration by air, rail, sea, or road e.g. clandestine smuggling of migrants through Lorries or small boats. Crimes may also involve fraudulent visa applications, applications for leave to enter and for leave to remain, applications for legitimate travel documents, which the applicant would otherwise not be eligible for.

 

Why Choose Us?

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Our expert solicitors have extensive experience. We can best advise you if you contact us at the earliest possible stage, preferably even before you are charged.  Good advice at the police station stage can often have a significant impact on the outcome of your case. 

 

We can advise you in a wide range of circumstances: For example if you have been acting innocently as a courier, if you have been coerced into working in a cannabis factory, or selling drugs. In some cases, there are some genuine mistakes. Please contact us.  We may hold the legal solution to help you get out of difficult circumstances.

 

How to get in contact

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For a free initial telephone discussion, please call us on 020 7404 3004 or email info@ikpsolicitors.com and we'll be in touch shortly.

We can help clients wherever you are based across England and Wales and we are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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We can assist wherever you are based and have offices in central London