Norwegian teenager jailed for 20 years over UK murder plot

Summary

Norwegian teenager Johannes Natland, 19, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in London to 20 years in detention for a plot to murder an unidentified target in the UK, with a minimum of 13 years in custody, The National reports. The National says Natland was recruited by the Foxtrot network and arrested in a Huddersfield hotel in March 2025 with two firearms and ammunition. Euronews reports that UK Counter Terrorism Policing said Natland was acting on orders from someone in the Foxtrot Network, an international gang based in Sweden.

Timeline

1. The National

   16 Oct 2026, 11:34 UTCSource ↗

   The National reports that Johannes Natland, a 19-year-old Norwegian, was jailed for 20 years over a Foxtrot-recruited murder plot, with a minimum of 13 years in custody.

2. Euronews

   16 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews reports that UK Counter Terrorism Policing said Natland acted on orders from someone in the Foxtrot Network, an international criminal gang based in Sweden.