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.'
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.