Despite this, the Prime Minister recently claimed that county lines drugs networks had been rolled up in some areas. But he admitted 'we must do more' and mentioned government efforts to recruit more police officers, support tougher sentences and back forces to tackle street violence. Four days later, another taxi driver who was asked to take a group of five to six females to a street in Nechells had an object thrown at his face. Email. Michael Schumacher fans in tears as Sebastian Vettel shares rare photo in update. The court heard Allen, son of 1950s Midlands middleweight Les Allen, lived a lavish lifestyle off the back of his drugs empire. Back in October police stormed eight homes and arrested 13 people - including a 16-year-old boy - during a probe into drug dealing and the trafficking of vulnerable young people between Oldham and York. Violent crime reduced significantly in the latter part of last year, following the arrest of these gang members.. The footage was filmed on a mobile phone seized from 19-year-old Yusupha Sarr who hours later blasted a sawn-off shotgun in a Smethwick street at a rival gang member. 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A considerable amount had been spent on renovations. After crashing the car a couple of hours later, they approached a student and took his phone after threatening to stab him. If I get nicked. A man convicted of murdering a rival gang member in a drive-by shooting can now be named as Carren Monga. Passing sentence, Judge Mark Wall QC said the offences took place on seven separate days and involved significant planning. The gang, who were mainly female, carried out their attacks between November 11 and December 4 last year. And though Greater Manchester is ahead of the curve in cracking down on child criminal exploitation, even those at the forefront admit theres a long way to go. He was extradited back to the UK and has now been convicted of two charges of conspiracy to import cocaine and two charges of conspiracy to import cannabis between May 2006 and February 2007. They were impressed by his reputation - one bolstered by his hospitalisation after a machete attack in Manchester, Grimsby Live reports. Constance comes from a family with links to the royal family, Stacey Dooley 'touched' after kind message congratulating baby girl spotted on London Underground, Stacey Dooley has welcomed her first child with her partner, Kevin Clifton. The crime came to light after police officers stopped a Vauxhall Insignia on June 23 last year and found two of the converted firearms in the boot, along with 25 rounds of live ammunition. The typical County Lines operation will manage a phone line which users call to get heroin and crack cocaine. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Four men who imported blank guns to Birmingham from France before converting them to fire live ammunition have been jailed for a total of 74 years. The court heard that leading gang member Gareth James, of Lythalls Lane, Holbrooks, lived a life of luxury as a result of the illegal deals. Im afraid the government - despite advice to the contrary - have just continued to talk about county lines. Jamie Wood poses with a knife and appears in grime videos. The AJ Team, the Jay Team, the Junior Team and the Yardies Team gangs pressured youngsters into street dealing and recruited addicts and the vulnerable, police said in 2019. Solihull gangster James Mulvey was jailed for 32 years after being convicted of a 40 million drugs smuggling operation. They share details because they want to get likes. The NSPCC helpline is staffed by trained professionals who can provide expert advice and support if youre concerned about a child. But if you asked me to tell you about those gang members I could give you chapter and verse. Drugs were in short supply during the first lockdown, but demand never eased up. The mastermind behind a drug smuggling gang which brought tens of millions of pounds worth of high-purity cocaine into the UK hidden in lorries has been jailed for 28 years. Covid left some kids invisible from adults tasked with protecting them - we are now seeing the consequences, To keep up with Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here. However, the group demanded advance 'sale fees' from the victims to support the fake transactions. Leon Chapman drove a Porsche Cayenne and. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Do not attempt to intervene. A kidnap gang who cut off a man's finger to get a 20,000 ransom have been jailed. Jamie Wood, 23, sat in a getaway car and filmed as a shooter armed with a sawn-off shotgun jogged over to the house in Coriander Close, Northfield, just after midnight on February 20, last year. He was instructed to drive to Black Patch park in Smethwick where he was threatened and beaten with a handgun and lost consciousness several times. Lucy Dacey, of The Childrens Society, said: "If people dont see signs that match certain markers they can miss them. 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The audacious racket was smashed when officers swooped in December 2016 and arrested the gang. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the M.E.N. We have proved this group were behind up to ten burglaries but its suspected they were involved in many more, possibly in excess of 40. And Manchester criminals have been active from Cornwall to Aberdeenshire. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. By late 2012 the charge had been reduced to one of laundering 6,000 for the gang, and after a guilty plea Kekula was out of jail within months. Perhaps the best example I can give is that if you asked me to name most of the burglars in Coventry or most of the robbers I would struggle. Like the rappers, he says. Stephen Davies, District Crown Prosecutor with West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service, said:When originally arrested, Laurence McCarthy had claimed that the replica guns had been purchased for a gangster and moll party. In one harrowing incident, a schoolgirl who was home alone in Knowle hid beneath a desk as they tried kicking open the front door as her parents walked a dog. Only in recent years has the government stumped up cash so police and councils can recognise children at the centre of exploitation as victims of modern slavery and trafficking. A series of offenders were jailed for targeting Macclesfield with drugs supply in 2019, after an undercover investigation called Vulcanise. a minimum of 18 years for the offence, and Monga 27 years, US porn star declared unfit for sex crimes trial, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident, Celebrities who say their children will get no inheritance, Ukrainian ministers killed in helicopter crash, Germany: We are no longer reliant on Russian energy, Keep cake away from office, says food adviser. Det Supt Scott Griffiths, who led the police investigation, said: "I'm grateful to the judge for allowing us to now identify Carren Monga as the murderer.". Organised groups of criminals have been causing havoc on the streets of Birmingham. A kidnap gang have been jailed for a total of 48 years after abducting, assaulting and robbing a man as he sat in his car with a friend in Birmingham. Prosecutor Martin Liddiard said: This case is to do with drugs, quite a lot of drugs, more by a very long way than could be consistent with just an individuals use.. He used his compensation money to set up a drug dealing gang, the Longsight Crew, in memory of his brother, who had been shot dead by the Gooch gang in 1996. The gang members sentenced for drugs offences were: Jetinder Sanghera, 40, of Woodleigh Road, Westwood Heath, 19 years; Gareth James, 35, of Lythalls Lane, Holbrooks, 12 years eight months; Kamran Akram, 41, of Dane Road, Stoke, 10 years; Shaun Jarrett, 45, of Sewall Highway, Wyken, 11 years six months; Pawitter Hayer, 56, of The Larches, Bedworth, 14 years; Paul McInulty, 46, of Coventry Road, Bedworth, 10 years; Jack Bromell, 20, of Richards Close, Kenilworth, four years nine months; Tarzan Ademaj, 29, of Hugh Road, Stoke, five years four months; Darren Fagan, 33, of Keswick Walk, Wyken, 16 months suspended sentence; Carl Bailey, 40, of Dunmow Road, Ongar, Essex, eight years nine months. At the age of 26, Simpson was given a 10-year ASBO banning him from Devon and Cornwall after establishing a foothold in deprived towns like Camborne. The multi-millionaire used a complex web of companies, including his Birmingham haulage firm, to cream off and launder vast profits from his international cocaine and cannabis empire, in which he was the linchpin of four bosses. We would see people regularly go missing but not overnight anymore, Lucy says. Police say the group was the primary source of illegal drugs in Coventry and Warwickshire when they were active. Constance comes from a family with links to the royal family, Stacey Dooley 'touched' after kind message congratulating baby girl spotted on London Underground, Stacey Dooley has welcomed her first child with her partner, Kevin Clifton. Why the Glazer family want to sell Manchester United amid Sir Jim Ratcliffe interest, The INEOS founder has expressed interest in owning Man United, 'When it's not going how you want' - why Man City's Kayky has returned to Brazil for a year. On 23 June 2017, a Vauxhall Insignia being driven by Paul Frith was stopped by officers in Birmingham. Detectives suspect a gang has been using 16 and 17-year-olds from Tameside to travel to Humberside, watch over stash houses and deal heroin and cocaine. If you are on a train, you can text the British Transport Police. Five of . A large organised crime gang has been dismantled which will inevitably leave a void which could be filled by other criminals. The 11-strong group included two baggage handlers who arranged for certain bags arriving at Heathrow Airport from Brazil to avoid going through customs checks. Get your need-to-know Guys give kids vouchers on Fortnite parties and GTA5 and buy passes for them to get them to add them," he says. 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Burns, from Richmond Road in Stechford, admitted three burglaries and was locked up for 20 months. In a column published in the Mail on Sunday, he also claimed that Bangor, in Wales, and Swale, in Kent, are now county lines-free. That's because some of these criminals have used children and young people as runners in these rural supply networks, known as 'County Lines'. When he drives a flash car around it tends to be on hire. Exchanging images and being blackmailed into doing it. Share your email to get all the latest Court and Crime news from Birmingham Live directly to your inbox. Akeem Ivey-Foster, aged 20, Kash Wallace,. A further 205 were flagged about both criminal and sexual exploitation. The court heard the gang struck on February 8, 2016. Iqbal tried to escape when officers arrived at his home in Douglas Road, Acocks Green, on November 22 but was arrested. 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