Andrew Ross, of Hawarden, Flintshire, admitted conspiring to smuggle cocaine

One of the leaders of a drugs gang now serving a 10-year jail sentence made £1.4m smuggling cocaine into north Wales, a court heard. Andrew Ross, of Hawarden, Flintshire, admitted conspiring to smuggle cocaine at Mold Crown Court in 2009. Following an investigation into his assets, Ross will have £20,000 seized under proceeds of crime laws, a judge at Mold decided on Monday. The rest of the money can be pursued if Ross comes into funds in future. A second member of the gang, who made £620,000, was given a confiscation order for £1,689. Keiran Foulkes, of Halkyn, Flintshire, had previously been sentenced to 18 months after admitting being involved in supplying cocaine. Again, the rest of the money can also be pursued in future. Nine members...

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Curtis "Cocky" Warren was a global criminal, who made his mark on Jersey when he tried to bring £1 million of cannabis into the island.

Curtis "Cocky" Warren was a global criminal, who made his mark on Jersey when he tried to bring £1 million of cannabis into the island.Once Interpol's Most Wanted man and a notorious gangster who once made the Sunday Times Rich List with a fortune of £40 million, it was a huge coup when Jersey Police nabbed him.But after it emerged that police had used illegal means to get that conviction, they faced losing their prize catch.Warren saw a chance to break free from his 13 year sentence. But now the 47-year-old's appeal, which he marched right into the highest court in the British Isles, has been dismissed, and he will serve out his long sentence behind bars.In 2009, Warren and five associates were unanimously convicted of planning to buy cannabis worth £1 million in Amsterdam, take it by car...

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Hunt for missing Sian O'Callaghan turns into double murder

The discovery came six days after Miss O'Callaghan, 22, was last seen alive leaving a club. Police said they believed they had found her body close to the Uffington White Horse beauty spot in Oxfordshire. In an extraordinary twist, officers then said they had been told about a second as yet unidentified body, which they have yet to find.The man arrested is believed to be 47– year–old Chris Halliwell, a taxi driver. The suspect is being held on suspicion of kidnap and double murder.Det Supt Steve Fulcher, who is leading the inquiry, said: "A 47–year–old man from Swindon is in custody, having been arrested for kidnap and two murders."The location of two bodies have been identified to me by this individual, one of whom has yet to be identified formally, but I am quite clear is Sian." Mr Fulcher...

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Sian O'Callaghan, arrested a man on suspicion of murder been told the location of two bodies.

Hopes of finding the missing personal assistant Sian O'Callaghan alive were dashed last night as police announced that they had arrested a man on suspicion of murder and had been told the location of two bodies. After a dramatic day in which officers swooped on a local taxi driver outside a supermarket, Wiltshire Police revealed that they had arrested a 47-year-old man on two counts of murder and one count of kidnap. Detectives confirmed they had a found a body thought to be Sian's, although she had not yet been formally identified. Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher made the announcement at a sombre press conference yesterday evening. Earlier in the day police had expressed hope that they would still find the 22-year-old alive, but instead they are now confronting a double murder inquiry. "A...

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