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Norwegian Teen Pleads Guilty to Guns, Claims Self-Shot Plot

6/13/2026

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Johannes Natland told jurors he planned to shoot himself in the foot instead of the contract killing.
The 19-year-old Norwegian faces trial in London for an alleged Foxtrot Network hit.
Detained at Belmarsh prison, he pleaded guilty to possessing two handguns and twelve rounds of ammunition at Huddersfield hotel on 19 March 2025.
Natland said the €25,000 fee would have bought drugs, repaid debts, and admits most earlier defence statements were false.

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Johannes Natland told jurors he planned to shoot himself in the foot instead of the contract killing.
The 19-year-old Norwegian faces trial in London for an alleged Foxtrot Network hit.
Detained at Belmarsh prison, he pleaded guilty to possessing two handguns and twelve rounds of ammunition at Huddersfield hotel on 19 March 2025.
Natland said the €25,000 fee would have bought drugs, repaid debts, and admits most earlier defence statements were false.