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Britain's biggest crime bust

For the first time, a senior police officer reveals the inside story of the biggest organised crime bust in British history, leading to 3,000 arrests and 1,000 convictions so far.

In 2020, the Metropolitan Police revealed they had hacked into an encrypted phone network, used by organised crime gangs.

They watched as high-level criminals openly discussed their crimes and revealed details about their identities.

For the first time, a senior Met Police officer working on the case reveals the inside story about Britain's biggest organised crime bust.

In this episode of our 5 Minutes On podcast, he shares how they did it, what they discovered, and what they learnt to 麻豆官网首页入口 journalist, Mobeen Azhar.

You can find out more about some of the criminals caught in the operation in the podcast series "Gangster Presents - Catching the Kingpins" on 麻豆官网首页入口 Sounds.

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