The police in Edinburgh, Scotland, have announced their part in thwarting a possible terrorist strike.
The National Crime Agency (NCA), an organization comparable to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), described the ways in which it offered specialist support to Police Scotland. From October 2023 until March of this year, Edinburgh was the focal point of Operation Ferulic, a counter-terrorism operation.
Several Scottish law enforcement organizations have conducted comprehensive investigations into possible terrorist plots.
Operation Ferulic, headed by Police Scotland, allegedly targeted the Edinburgh region for counter-terrorism measures.
The ‘British FBI report states that officials in Scotland foiled the potential terrorist plan.
As a result, a 16-year-old has been apprehended and is facing charges related to an offense under the Terrorism Act 2000, according to Police Scotland.
Help with risk assessment and management, as well as interview prep, came from forensic clinical psychologists, behavioral investigative advisers, and interview advisors.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said that Police Scotland was in charge of the investigation, which centered on allegations of a weapons assault plot in the Edinburgh region.
In addition to counter-terrorism, combating organized crime—which includes human trafficking, drug trafficking, cybercrime, and economic crime—is primarily the responsibility of the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the United Kingdom.
Members of an organized criminal ring were targeted by over a hundred police from the NCA, Police Scotland, and a team from the southwest of England who executed twelve search warrants spread out over Greater Glasgow.
Police arrested seven people on suspicion of fraud and money laundering as part of a countrywide probe into schemes targeting vulnerable people.
Numerous murder, rape, suspicious, and unexplained death investigations, as well as situations involving missing persons, were handled by the NCA in conjunction with the Scottish police.
According to the organization, 131 crimes in Scotland were thwarted between October and March as a result of their efforts.
