Norwegian Teen Hired by Iran-Linked Crime Network to Commit UK Murder, Say Prosecutors

Prosecutor Alistair Richardson told a jury that Johannes Natland did not care whom he was supposed to kill and that 'it was purely and simply about the money.'

Norwegian Teen Hired by Iran-Linked Crime Network to Commit UK Murder, Say Prosecutors

TL;DR

  • Johannes Natland, an 18-year-old Norwegian, is on trial in London.
  • He was allegedly recruited by a Swedish organized crime group with ties to the Iranian regime.
  • The group allegedly hired him to carry out a murder in Britain.
  • Natland was arrested in Huddersfield with two handguns and 17 bullets.
  • He has admitted to possessing the firearms but denies conspiracy to murder.