"Sentencing the men, a judge at the Old Bailey said they had planned a campaign of terrorism and sabotage in the interests of the Russian state. Dylan Earl was handed 17 years and a further six years on extended licence for his leading role. Jake Reeves, from Croydon in south London, was given 12 years in prison with one year on extended licence. The offences they admitted made them the first to be convicted under the National Security Act 2023."
"The arson attack on a warehouse in Leyton, east London, put 60 firefighters at risk and caused 1m in damage in March last year. The court heard that Earl, 21, and Reeves, 24, did not leave their bedrooms while organising the attack for the Wagner group, acting on behalf of the Russian Federation. The group targeted the warehouse because it was being used to supply humanitarian aid and StarLink satellite equipment to Ukraine."
"Ashton Evans, a 20-year-old drug dealer from Newport in Gwent, was jailed for nine years plus a further year on extended licence after being found guilty of failing to disclose information about terrorist acts relating to another plot in Mayfair. Jake Reeves, left, and Dylan Earl organised the arson attack on behalf of the Wagner group of Russia. When the same Ukrainian company was hit by an arson attack 10 days later in Madrid, detectives from the Met's counter-terrorism command took over the investigation."
Six Britons were convicted and jailed for organising an arson attack on a Leyton warehouse used to store humanitarian aid and StarLink equipment bound for Ukraine. Dylan Earl received 17 years plus six years on extended licence; Jake Reeves received 12 years plus one year on extended licence. Others received sentences ranging from seven to nine years, with additional extended licence terms. The offences included aggravated arson and failing to disclose information about terrorist acts; the convictions were the first under the National Security Act 2023. The blaze endangered 60 firefighters, caused around £1m damage, and drew a Met counter-terrorism investigation after a linked Madrid attack.
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