RUSHES: Operation Venetic: Nikki Holland interview

Operation Venetic: Nikki Holland interview; ENGLAND: EXT Nikki Holland (NCA Director of Investigations) interview SOT. - 200 threats to life. Every one could result in murder. So as well as exchange commodities. Over 200 threats to life. Murders, forms of torture, acid attacks. Criminals fallen out or taken turf. Equivalent of cracking Enigma code. Likened to having inside person. We are in there watching everything they are doing. So in terms of allegations of corruption with police. they are single figures thankfully We take them as seriously if not more seriously Dealt with them at highest level or highest priority. Serious threat to the UK. As a result of Venetic far less harm. 80m less drugs 77 less firearms 4 hand grenades taken away lots of harmful items. In terms of county lines, haven't seen massive of links. Didn't expect to do so. County lines street level, This several above that, we have choked supply. Will inevitable stop supply to county lines in lots of areas. We have captured vast amounts of info, coming for every person involved. Just start of operation, will be lots more enforcement. Learned a lot for the future. Helped in fight on encryption debate.