Key facts
- Natland was recruited by the Foxtrot Network, a Swedish organized crime group used by the Iranian state.
- The Foxtrot Network is sanctioned by Britain and the United States.
- Natland admitted possessing a semi-automatic pistol, a revolver, and ammunition.
- Prosecutors stated the intended target of the plot was never identified.
- A 17-year-old was sentenced to 14 years in Norway for recruiting Natland.
A Norwegian teenager, Johannes Natland, has been sentenced to 20 years' detention for plotting a murder in Britain. Natland, now 19, was arrested in March 2025 in Huddersfield, England, with firearms and ammunition. Prosecutors stated he was recruited by the Foxtrot Network, a Swedish organized crime group allegedly used by the Iranian state and sanctioned by the UK and US. Natland admitted possessing the weapons but denied conspiracy to murder, claiming he did not intend to carry out the plan. He was convicted after a retrial in July. The intended target of the plot has never been identified. A 17-year-old was sentenced to 14 years in Norway for recruiting Natland, and a 16-year-old is awaiting trial on related charges.