Norwegian teenager hired as hitman by Iranian crime gang jailed for 20 years

Natland was found guilty of conspiracy to murder after agreeing to shoot an unknown target for €25,000. Natland was found guilty of conspiracy to murder after agreeing to shoot an unknown target for €25,000. Yorkshire Norwegian teenager hired as hitman by Iranian crime gang jailed for 20 years Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was arrested in Huddersfield with two guns and live ammunition

Prefer the Guardian on Google A teenage hitman who travelled from Norway to the UK with the intention of carrying out a murder on behalf of an Iran-backed international crime gang has been jailed for 20 years.

Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, a talented footballer, had agreed to shoot an unknown target in return for €25,000 (£21,500).