Norwegian teen sentenced to 20 years for UK murder plot tied to Iran-linked group挪威少年因与伊朗有关联的组织策划在英国谋杀而被判处20年监禁
A Norwegian teenager who planned to commit murder in Britain after being recruited by a Swedish organised crime group linked to the Iranian government was on Friday sentenced to 20 years’ detention.
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A Norwegian teenager who planned to commit murder in Britain after being recruited by a Swedish organised crime group linked to the Iranian government was on Friday sentenced to 20 years’ detention.
Johannes Natland, now 19, was arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield, northern England, in March 2025 with two firearms and ammunition in his possession.
Natland was recruited by the Foxtrot Network, a Swedish organised crime group used by the Iranian state and sanctioned by both Britain and the United States, prosecutors said.
He admitted possessing a semi-automatic pistol, a revolver and ammunition, but denied conspiracy to murder and claimed he did not intend to carry out the plan.
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Teenager convicted of UK murder plot ordered by Iran-linked crime gang
But he was convicted in July after a retrial and was sentenced at London’s Woolwich Crown Court to detention for 20 years.
Natland was the latest young adult to stand trial in Britain and elsewhere over serious criminal acts allegedly carried out after being recruited online for money, often as an unwitting proxy for a foreign state.
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一名挪威青少年被与伊朗政府有关联的瑞典有组织犯罪集团招募，计划在英国实施谋杀。周五，该青少年被判处 20 年监禁。
现年 19 岁的约翰内斯·纳特兰 (Johannes Natland) 于 2025 年 3 月在英格兰北部哈德斯菲尔德的一家酒店房间内被捕，当时他持有两支枪和弹药。
检察官称，纳特兰是被“狐步舞网络”（Foxtrot Network）招募的，这是一个受伊朗政府利用的瑞典有组织犯罪集团，并受到英国和美国的制裁。
他承认拥有半自动手枪、左轮手枪和弹药，但否认参与谋杀阴谋，并声称他并不打算实施该计划。
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一名青少年因策划谋杀英国居民而被定罪，该谋杀案由一个与伊朗有关联的犯罪团伙指使。
但在7月份的重审中，他被判有罪，并在伦敦伍尔维奇刑事法院被判处20年监禁。
纳特兰是最新一位因涉嫌在网上被招募以换取金钱后实施严重犯罪行为而在英国和其他地方受审的年轻人，他往往在不知情的情况下成为外国的代理人。