Norwegian teen 'hitman' detained for UK murder plot
Summary
A 19-year-old Norwegian man, Johannes Natland, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for planning to kill someone in the UK as part of an organized crime group called the Foxtrot Network. He was arrested in England with guns and ammunition after being recruited by this group, which is linked to the Iranian regime and targets victims unknown to authorities.Key Facts
- Johannes Natland, aged 19, was caught in Huddersfield, England, with two working guns and live ammunition.
- He traveled from Norway to the UK on an emergency passport shortly after turning 18.
- Natland was recruited by the Foxtrot Network, a Swedish crime group with ties to Iran.
- The Foxtrot Network hires teenagers to commit violent crimes, a method called "violence-as-a-service" (VaaS).
- The exact person Natland was supposed to kill is not known.
- Norwegian police arrested the recruiter and discovered messages about the plot on his phone.
- British police stopped Natland just before he could carry out the murder.
- Natland pleaded guilty to having the firearms but was found guilty of conspiracy to murder after a retrial.
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