Blackpool Rock, The: Gangsters, Guns and Door Wars in Britain's Wildest Town

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Driver fled after horror smash and left his two friends critically hurt - it was the last time he'd ever see one of them alive I have children and I work with a lot of young lads and I see behaviour like this feed into their working life and their attitude towards staff and management when the time comes for them to work." In the world of Big Politics the conflict in Northern Ireland intensified because of Mrs Thatcher’s alleged: “Shoot to kill,” policy. The Army and RUC were accused of shooting unarmed suspects. John Stalker the Deputy Chief Constable of Manchester was sent to examine the evidence. Before he could complete his enquiries he was recalled. A complaint was made was that he was too close to members of the QSG. Thomas Tyldesley would be at the top of the smuggling hierarchy. Then as now the top men in smuggling had to be wealthy and were not involved operationally. Smuggling was an open secret, another source of income in a harsh world. I find Eric Mason an intriguing character. He was certainly brutally treated. He claimed that he led a life of crime because he rebelled against the brutality of the system. If you rebel against the brutality is joining the Kray gang the obvious move?

This was a gift for the Conservatives because it distracted attention from the corruption allegations . He could also be blamed if any questions were asked. Eric went straight for thirty years and then got in trouble over marijuana. He was the last man in England to be punished with the cat of nine tails. The operation formed a ‘County Lines’ investigation which focus on organised criminal networks who move illegal drugs around the UK. A series of dawn raids were carried out in both counties leading to 19 members of the gang being charged with various offences in May 2019.Five arrested in hooligan raids". BBC News. 5 April 2006 . Retrieved 22 October 2007. [ permanent dead link] Because I'm younger and I have a young family it tends to fall on me to be more vocal and it becomes our problem.

All have since been found guilty of conspiracy to provide cocaine, with 11 of the 12 members sentenced. However, South Yorkshire Police are well aware of the potential for the gang to continue operating and the force is actively keeping tabs on those associated. A total of 26 people have been jailed after an investigation into drug dealing (Image: Lancashire Police)I had a lot of help from people who want to remain anonymous. I am very aware that parts of this are very incomplete and I’d be delighted if anyone could add anything. Conspiracy theory: he was removed from the enquiry because he was not supplying expected whitewash.

Gangs groom youngsters and recruit vulnerable people before they reach adulthood meaning they are committed to a life of crime from an early age and find it almost impossible to break free. When I asked what she thought he was involved with she answered thoughtfully: I think he would do anything that was profitable.

Those sentenced:

L-R: Adam Saunders, Jordan Gill – Smith, Craig Davidson, Dakari Brown, David Sharples, Jordan Cogan, Connor Langford, Kaydee Cogan (Image: police handout)