Fog on the Tyne: The Story of Britain's Bloodiest Gang War

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Leon Haq, 39, and Barry Lynn, 40, initially denied conspiracy to possess a Firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and a section 20 assault before changing their pleas to guilty during their trial. With the help of accomplices Karl Ness and Qhuram Awan, Moat fled to the Northumberland village of Rothbury. There he remained a fugitive for six days as police mounted one of the biggest manhunts in British history. The Gay Gangster". Irish Abroad. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 . Retrieved 26 October 2013. Julie Chrisley could DIVORCE 'broken and hopeless' husband Todd for convincing her to go along with his 'foolproof' tax fraud A senior member of the Noonan "crime firm" in Manchester, he became its leader following his release from prison in 2003. He and his brother Dominic were responsible for at least 25 unsolved murders during their 20-year reign in Manchester's underworld.

But in April last year, French police gained access and found a rich vein of damning evidence against gangsters around Europe. Thankfully in this area it is very rare for criminals to acquire firearms of this nature and the public can be assured that whenever we suspect illegal firearms are in the hands of criminals our dedicated teams will waste no time in seizing and destroying them – and taking robust action against those in their possession.

Members of notorious North-East crime family jailed for shooting teenage rival in the leg

Initially a bodyguard for well known gangster Billy Hill (gangster) Fraser later joined the Richardson Gang and served as their enforcer.

Steve added: “A lot of people haven’t heard much of John Mario Cunningham until the very end, really until his death, and that’s probably a sign that he was a very good criminal.” A juror at the trial in Leeds had received a threatening phone call the night before Sayers was acquitted. The self-proclaimed retired criminal decided now was the time to ‘set the record straight’ on a number of lies, rumours and misconceptions that have circulated about his family over the years. Extensive enquiries established he had been involved in a simmering feud with Leon Haq before the latter recruited the Tams family to help his cause.

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Det Chief Insp Paul Woods, from Northumbria Police’s Priority and Organised Crime Team, said: "The Taits thought they were untouchable – but thanks to the hard work and unrelenting efforts of our officers and staff, their illicit business has been dismantled and our communities already made safer."

Linda Nolan 'cries her eyes out' as she shares a heartbreaking cancer update and admits her fears that this Christmas could be her last Along with his brothers, John Henry and Michael, he has a reputation as one of Britain’s most feared criminals.His brother Daniel Tait, 21, of Rennington Place, Newcastle, admitted possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply, three counts of possession of a firearm and possessing ammunition and was jailed for 11 years. I'm A Celebrity FIRST LOOK: Tony Bellew SWEARS and screams in horror while searching in a cupboard of frogs during The Misery Motel trial Conroy was convicted of torture, kidnap and false imprisonment along with associate David Glover, in 1995.