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Norwegian teenager jailed for Iranian backed hitman plot in West Yorkshire

A 19 year old Norwegian national has been sentenced to 20 years in detention after traveling to the United Kingdom to carry out a murder plot for a crime group.

FTMQ News, written by our newsroom16 October 2026 at 12:300 views

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Picture: BBC News

BBC News reported that 19 year old Johannes Natland was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court to 20 years of detention on Friday. The teenager travelled from Norway to West Yorkshire in March 2025 to carry out a hit for an organised crime group. He was unanimously found guilty of conspiracy to murder following a retrial. [1]

According to BBC News, Natland was arrested in a Huddersfield hotel room in March 2025. Officers found him with two working guns and 19 rounds of live ammunition. He had previously admitted to charges of possessing firearms and ammunition. [1]

BBC News reported that a jury heard Natland was recruited by the Foxtrot Network. The group was described in court as a Swedish organised crime network backed by the Iranian regime. [1]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, Iranian backed plots have recently faced prosecution across Europe. A court in Hamburg jailed two men for espionage and attempted murder after finding them guilty of plotting to attack German Jewish leaders on behalf of Iran. [3]

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In short

Johannes Natland was sentenced to 20 years in detention at Woolwich Crown Court.
Natland was arrested in Huddersfield in March 2025 with two working guns and 19 rounds of live ammunition.
A jury found Natland guilty of conspiracy to murder after he was recruited by the Foxtrot Network.

Sources

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[1]Norwegian teen 'hitman' detained for UK murder plotBBC News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

[2]List of unsolved murders (1900–1979) on Wikipedia
[3]Hamburg court jails two men over Iranian plot targeting Jewish leaders FTMQ News, 22h ago
[4]Ann Widdecombe murder suspect charged with terror plot against Nigel Farage FTMQ News, 9d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 4 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

Three Iranian men go on trial in London over spy plotTop Stories, 9d ago
Hamburg court jails two men over Iranian plot targeting Jewish leadersTop Stories, 22h ago
James McKenna jailed for 24 years after stabbing ex-partner in parkTop Stories, 7d ago
Two Iranian men face charges over alleged Manchester synagogue bomb plotWorld News, 12d ago
Iranian asylum seeker jailed for 11 years over attempted rapeTop Stories, 4d ago

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