article_snippet.sent: The conspiracy came to the attention of the National Crime Agency after initial inquiries by a private investigator who wanted to expose match-fixing led to the identification of Sankaran.
article_snippet.sent: A national newspaper then became involved, the court was told, and Sankaran arrived in the UK in November 2013.
article_snippet.sent: At that point, the court heard, the National Crime Agency took over the investigation, deploying a covert officer to gather evidence.
article_snippet.sent: a covert officer met Sankaran five days later and mobile phones belonging to the defendants, including Facey, were subsequently seized.