UK’s organised crime threat at record level, warns National Crime Agency

Britain risks losing fight against organised crime unless police receive significant new resources, official warns

Britain risks losing the fight against organised crime unless police receive significant new resources to tackle the “chronic and corrosive” threat from such groups, the head of the National Crime Agency has warned.

In a chilling assessment, the NCA’s director general, Lynne Owens, said the threat from organised crime groups was at unprecedented levels. “It is chronic and corrosive. The message needs to be heard by everyone.”

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2VhLT9R