Norwegian teen recruited by Swedish gang to commit murder in UK, court told
A Norwegian teenager, Johannes Kongsnes Natland, was allegedly recruited by a Swedish gang to commit murder in the UK. He was arrested shortly after arriving in England with firearms and ammunition. The court heard that he was promised money for the assassination plot but was apprehended before he could carry it out.
- ▪Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, traveled to the UK with plans to commit murder for a Swedish organized crime group.
- ▪He was arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield, where police found a semi-automatic pistol, a revolver, and ammunition.
- ▪Natland was allegedly contacted by a figure known as Agent 47 to carry out the assassination in exchange for 25,000 euros.
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