Six men aged 20-34 were arrested in Asaba, Delta State, on 4 July after NCA intelligence helped Nigerian police locate a celebrity-impersonation scam centre targeting UK victims.
Five London residents charged by the NCA with conspiracy to supply articles for fraud and handling criminal proceeds linked to the Russian Coms platform.
Qorem Khan, Kowsor Ahmad and Richard Small received a combined 26 years and five months for supplying over 30kg of cocaine worth £3m and laundering the profits in the Newcastle area between 2020 and 2022.
Duc Quang Ta received eight years in prison and Sarfaraz Sardarzehi a suspended sentence at Birmingham Crown Court on 10 July 2026 for their roles in a people smuggling network.
