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By JON AUSTIN
Jun 24, 2022
VIJAY HAMID: Maldon drug kingpin's gang ordered to pay back more than £800,000
A MALDON crime gang has been ordered to pay back more than £800,000 in proceeds from drug supply. Specialist officers who dismantled the...
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By JON AUSTIN
Jun 12, 2022
'CORRUPTION AT THE DOCKS' Four workers charged over drug imports after probe into Portsmouth docks
A 44-YEAR-old man has become the fourth Portsmouth dock worker to be charged with drug importation offences. David Stuart Oliver, of...
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By JON AUSTIN
Jun 11, 2022
THE GEEK: Plumber turned garage into huge speed factory - gang who studied chemistry used EncroChat
A PLUMBER and electrician nicknamed "The Geek" converted a double garage into one of the country's biggest ever amphetamine factories, a...
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By JON AUSTIN
May 29, 2022
Church volunteer with secret life as underworld fixer through EncroChat phone is jailed for life
A CHURCH volunteer, who had a secret life as an underworld fixer, has been jailed for life for his role in supplying guns, including one...
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By JON AUSTIN
May 22, 2022
Drug bosses hit with crime prevention orders got back to top - some only busted by EncroChat hack
CRIME bosses and gangsters hit with strict restrictions supposed to prevent them from reoffending have been able to re-establish...
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By JON AUSTIN
May 15, 2022
Another high-end drug supplier who got back near top after prison release busted by EncroChat hack
ANOTHER high-end drug supplier, who already had form for similar offences, was netted during the EncroChat hack. Maidstone dealer Mark...
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By JON AUSTIN
May 14, 2022
Cyclist suspected of class A drug possession caught riding on M3 motorway at 5am and refuses to stop
CYCLIST suspected of possessing class A drugs was arrested after he was stopped by police riding in the middle lane of a motorway. The...
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By JON AUSTIN
May 11, 2022
'IT'S UNDER THE SEAT' Drug courier with £1m worth of gear in car spills guts during police stop
A HAUL of Class A drugs worth about £1m was found after Essex Police officers stopped a car and the driver told them to "look under the...
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By JON AUSTIN
May 4, 2022
ONE of Britain's most wanted suspected killers Callum Halpin has been arrested in Portugal
ONE of Britain's most wanted suspected killers has been arrested in Portugal. Callum Halpin, 27, is wanted in connection with the murder...
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By JON AUSTIN
Apr 13, 2022
'CARGO CORRUPTION' Three UK nationals charged with supply of £16m of crystal meth into Australia
THREE UK nationals have been charged for their suspected involvement in smuggling 24 kilograms of crystal meth worth almost £16 million...
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