Mark Bowen and Anna Ford are instructed on behalf of our client David Greenhalgh in Operation Afterburner.
Operation Afterburner is a historic and rare HMRC investigation into alleged unlawful arms trafficking and concerns the alleged un-licenced supply of military items, including fighter jets, surface-to-air missiles, battle tanks and radar defence systems to embargoed or sanctioned states in Africa and the middle east. Our client pleaded not guilty on the 13 June 2025 , and the matter has been fixed for a 12-week trial at Southwark CC in April 2026. Counsel instructed are Mark Gatley KC of Garden Court Chambers and Colin Witcher of Church Court Chambers.