Foxtrot gang's teenage hitman jailed for 20 years over UK murder plot
A Norwegian teenager who flew to the UK to carry out a murder on behalf of Iran-backed criminals has been jailed for 20 years. Johannes Natland, 19, was hired by the Foxtrot crime network to carry out a “hit” on an unknown target in exchange for £21,000 ($28,000). The network, along with its founder, Kurdish-born gangster Rawa Majid , has been placed under sanctions by the US and the UK for…
A 19-year-old Norwegian teenager has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a murder plot orchestrated by the Foxtrot crime network in the UK. Johannes Natland was hired by the network to kill an unknown target for £21,000 ($28,000). The Foxtrot network, led by Kurdish-born gangster Rawa Majid, has been sanctioned by the US and UK for carrying out attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe.
The network specializes in recruiting young people through social media apps to carry out violent crimes, known as "violence-as-a-service". Natland, from Stavanger in Norway, was arrested in Huddersfield, England, with two firearms and ammunition in March 2025. Despite denying conspiracy to murder, he was convicted in July after a retrial at London's Woolwich Crown Court.
This marks the first recorded instance of the Foxtrot network organizing an attack in Britain. The teenager was arrested just hours before he was to carry out the assassination, according to Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London. The case highlights the growing trend of foreign states using criminal proxies to carry out criminal acts in the UK, often recruiting targets online with promises of financial rewards.
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