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By JON AUSTIN
Apr 19, 2021
Maldon 'cocaine kingpin' gets 18 years over drugs ring suspected of making millions in just 3 years
MALDON restauranteur and "cocaine kingpin" Abdul "Vijay" Hamid has been jailed for 18 years for running a drugs ring suspected of making...
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By JON AUSTIN
Apr 6, 2021
KINAHAN CARTEL: Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh won't be sentenced for more than year after guilty plea
THREE key members of the Kinahan Cartel, including its UK leader, will not be sentenced for more than a year after they pleaded guilty to...
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By JON AUSTIN
Feb 21, 2021
ENCROCHAT: NCA op only targeted drug and firearms traffickers with assets leaked documents suggest
THE National Crime Agency (NCA) operation against users of the Encrochat encrypted mobile phone system only targeted people suspected of...
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By JON AUSTIN
Jan 28, 2021
Who was behind 4.2 tonnes of cocaine on fishing vessel? Crew of 8 arrested but no word on kingpins
AN operation involving the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has the resulted in the seizure of 4.2 tonnes of cocaine that was destined for...
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By JON AUSTIN
Jan 25, 2021
ESSEX BOYS MURDERS: Convicted triple killer Jack Whomes to be freed after 23 years in jail
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: CONVICTED Rettendon Killer Jack Whomes is to be released from prison after serving nearly 22 years in jail and despite...
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By JON AUSTIN
Jan 11, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Irish man arrested in Sussex facing extradition over supply of drugs worth 13K euros
A IRISH MAN who is facing extradition to Ireland to face drug supply charges after he was arrested in Sussex. Simon Bracken, 53, from...
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By JON AUSTIN
Jan 9, 2021
ECROCHAT HACK: Rapper C Montana bailed as appeal over 'live intercept' evidence delays cases
EXCLUSIVE: AN UPCOMING British rapper is one of a number of defendants who have been released on bail since being remanded in custody...
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By JON AUSTIN
Dec 22, 2020
ENCROCHAT HACK: Haulage boss linked to Kinahans bragged on encrypted phone of 20-years of crime
A HAULAGE firm owner who bragged about being involved in organised crime for over 20 years on messages sent through the Encrochat...
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By JON AUSTIN
Dec 20, 2020
ENCROCHAT HACK: First case to collapse after prosecution couldn't prove accused used encrypted phone
EXCLUSIVE: BRITAIN'S biggest ever sting against organised crime sting has been dealt a blow after the case against a man charged with...
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By JON AUSTIN
Dec 19, 2020
Cannabis worth £1m found in every room of empty flats block in Essex coastal town Walton-on-the-Naze
CANNABIS plants worth more than £1 million were found across every room of an abandoned block of flats at a small seaside resort. Police...
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