Crime network operating for Iran recruited a 19-year-old for an assassination – here's how it ended

A 19-year-old Norwegian youth was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the UK after being convicted of conspiracy to commit murder for hire on behalf of an international crime network linked to the Iranian regime. He was recruited through an online computer game for 25,000 euros.

A 19-year-old Norwegian, Johannes Kongsnes Netteland, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the UK after being convicted of conspiracy to commit murder for hire for an international crime network linked to the Iranian regime. Netteland was recruited for the mission through an online computer game and agreed to carry out an assassination for 25,000 euros. He was arrested at a hotel in Huddersfield, northern England, two days after arriving in the UK, with two guns and ammunition in his possession. Netteland admitted to possessing the weapons and ammunition but claimed he did not intend to carry out the murder plot. The network that recruited him, 'Foxrot', has been previously linked to violent acts against Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe on behalf of the Iranian regime. The UK government has imposed sanctions on the organization and its leader.