Law enforcement release

# NCA and police smash thousands of criminal conspiracies after infiltration of encrypted communication platform in UK’s biggest ever law enforcement operation

National Crime Agency, July 2, 2020. UK arrest and seizure figures.

**Source type:** Law enforcement release

**Published:** July 2, 2020

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 2

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** National Crime Agency

**Published:** July 2, 2020

**Source type:** Law enforcement release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic](https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic)

**What it supports:** UK arrest and seizure figures

**Dataset id:** src\_nca\_venetic\_2020

## Research notes

- Initial arrest figure of 746 was later revised upward. Both are preserved.

How this source is used

Cited 2 times across 2 record types.

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## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[EncroChat interception and shutdown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/encrochat-interception-and-shutdown)

Criminal communications, April 2020

Supporting source

### Organization roles

1 citation

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[National Crime Agency](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/encrochat-interception-and-shutdown)

Supporting, EncroChat interception and shutdown

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