{"id":91359,"date":"2026-07-29T16:22:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/norwegian-teen-found-guilty-of-u-k-murder-plot-for-swedish-organized-crime-group-with-links-to-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:22:42","slug":"norwegian-teen-found-guilty-of-u-k-murder-plot-for-swedish-organized-crime-group-with-links-to-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/norwegian-teen-found-guilty-of-u-k-murder-plot-for-swedish-organized-crime-group-with-links-to-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian teen found guilty of U.K. murder plot for Swedish organized crime group with links to Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>London \u2014\u00a0<\/em>A 19-year-old Norwegian has been found guilty of traveling to England to kill someone on behalf of a Swedish crime group that is under U.S. and U.K. sanctions for its links to Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Johannes Kongsnes Natland was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder after an investigation by British counterterrorism officers and a two-week trial, London&#8217;s Metropolitan Police said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.met.police.uk\/news\/norwegian-man-convicted-of-conspiracy-to-commit-murder-in-uk-511543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. Natland had already admitted to two offenses related to gun and ammunition possession, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested at a hotel in Huddersfield, in the north of England, last year, when he was 18. A semi-automatic pistol and a revolver were found in a plastic bag under his bed, along with rounds of live ammunition, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Natland had flown into Manchester Airport on an emergency passport from Stavanger, his hometown, on March 17, 2025, two days before the hit was planned, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cps.gov.uk\/national-news\/news\/teen-hitman-guilty-uk-murder-plot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crown Prosecution Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In bodycam footage released by police from the early hours of March 19, 2025, Natland emerges topless from his room and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwyqggvyp1do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mimes a shooting gesture at a firearms officer<\/a> before being slammed against a wall.<\/p>\n<p>The target of the assassination remains unknown, but police say &#8220;a significant amount of evidence&#8221; showed &#8220;Natland was fully aware he was being asked to kill someone.&#8221; The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/29\/0a5bd17e-c524-4003-84a6-5f70f8bf906b\/thumbnail\/620x349\/546293200a5b6561aac150f04469ab3e\/johannes-natland.jpg#\" alt=\"johannes-natland.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/29\/0a5bd17e-c524-4003-84a6-5f70f8bf906b\/thumbnail\/620x349\/546293200a5b6561aac150f04469ab3e\/johannes-natland.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/29\/0a5bd17e-c524-4003-84a6-5f70f8bf906b\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/8b6377f65ffd610ee770cce5be577a10\/johannes-natland.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">19-year-old Norwegian Johannes Natland has been found guilty of traveling to the U.K. to kill someone on behalf of a Swedish crime group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Crown Prosecution Service<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This was a calculated plan to kill for money,&#8221; said Frank Ferguson, head of the Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division for the CPS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Johannes Natland was just 18 when he travelled to the UK, having agreed to carry out a murder on behalf of others for financial gain,&#8221; Ferguson said. &#8220;This case shows how organised crime networks operate across borders and exploit young people to carry out serious violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Police say Natland had been tasked with the murder by a Swedish organized crime group called the Foxtrot Network. The group \u2014 along with its leader, Rawa Majid \u2014 is under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/uk-sanctions-iranian-organised-crime-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American sanctions<\/a>\u00a0for acts of violence against Israeli and Jewish targets across Europe on behalf of the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p>The Foxtrot Network is involved in drug smuggling and violent crimes, according to the CPS, with assignments \u2014 which are often cross-border \u2014 advertised in group chats on platforms including Snapchat, Telegram and Signal.<\/p>\n<p>The group often uses very young perpetrators, the CPS says. They have pioneered a phenomenon of hiring teen assassins, according to CBS News&#8217; partner network <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwyqggvyp1do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The BBC<\/a>. Europol calls this &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europol.europa.eu\/how-we-work\/operations\/operational-taskforce-grimm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violence-as-a-service<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A 17-year-old was sentenced to 14 years in a trial in Norway for his role in recruiting Natland to this conspiracy, according to the CPS, while another 16-year-old there is awaiting trial for his role in the plot.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;Going on a crazy mission&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A police analysis of Natland&#8217;s digital communications shows that he received social media messages while he was in Norway asking if he wanted to carry out a shooting in the U.K. A $28,000 payment was floated.<\/p>\n<p>Someone with the username &#8220;Agent 47&#8221; described the location of the hit as &#8220;Great Britain. As easy as can be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Before leaving, Natland told his girlfriend he was &#8220;going on a crazy mission.&#8221; He told her he was going to kill someone, and that life would be &#8220;wonderful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Agent 47 told Natland which flight to board to the U.K. and gave him directions to a Huddersfield address where Natland collected some money.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was then given the name of a hotel to stay in, police say.<\/p>\n<p>Phone messages show that he was given specific directions, including maps, pictures and videos, to locate the bag of guns.<\/p>\n<p>CCTV from the hotel and airport showed that he traveled by taxi to a wooded area where he picked them up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Natland then messaged his girlfriend to say &#8220;in the bag is bang&#8221; and sent her a picture holding one of the guns, with the caption &#8220;soon it will happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also sent photos of the firearms to friends in Norway.<\/p>\n<p>One asked if he had &#8220;tested the weapons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hell no,&#8221; Natland replied. &#8220;They will be tested on the guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The final message sent to him before his arrest read: &#8220;We have much to do tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In court, Natland claimed he was intending to &#8220;shoot himself in the foot&#8221; to avoid the repercussions of refusing the mission. 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