While you and I were locked down in the middle of this year, the UK's National Crime Agency was frantically carrying out an unprecedented operation. By the time it was made public in July, Operation Venetic was the biggest crackdown on organised crime in UK history. What was it like to be an undercover detective working on one of the most high-tech, fast moving and risky investigations ever carried out in Britain?  This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Guests: Ross Kempsell, Special Correspondent, Times Radio.Peter Stevens,  Branch Commander at the National Crime Agency.  Matt Horne, Deputy Director of Investigations at the National Crime Agency.Host: Manveen Rana. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.