The ECHO looks at some of the region's highest profile crooks to see where they are now, Get the latest crime reports and stories from Liverpool Echo straight to your inbox. Families could not walk past certain addresses without fear of being attacked by thugs who worked for the Burrows brothers. Stephen Gee pretended to be a Liverpool City Council officer to con a 77-year-old widower after he caught him kerb-crawling. Class A narcotics had spread to the housing estates, and they were also infiltrating the nightclubs and discos where doormen controlled which dealers were allowed in. Today, after a. Ryan Lloyd, 19, Thomas Forshaw, 18 and Sean Farrell, who was just 16-year-old, were convicted of Smith's murder and jailed. Liverpool gangsters, including the Bird of Prey and an accomplice, James Taylor, known as "Pancake", are "certainly talking" to the Sinaloa, along with Los Zetas, classified by the US Drug Enforcement Administration as Mexico's most dangerous trafficking organisation. Smuggling contraband is nothing new to Liverpool. They built criminal empires which left a trail of misery and violence. Gee then stole the victims car, but left a can of Coke on the sideboard, revealing his DNA. In 2017, Darren and Daniel's brother Stephen Gee was jailed for brutally robbing an OAP while high on cocaine and his dead brothers anti-psychotic medication. With the drugs has come guns for protection - and enforcement. Peter Clarke, a former weapons instructor in the Kings Regiment, admitted organising the cocaine conspiracy, while Stephen Clarke admitted managing a network of cannabis farms. They dealt drugs on the south coast but the operation was led from Merseyside, and they thought their Manchester inspired name would throw officers off their scent. Anthony McCormack, Brian McLlelland, Gary Wells and Neil Smith were the drivers, ferrying gang members and drugs around the area. One drug dealing associate of the yobbish gang was jailed in 2017 after pushing heroin and crack cocaine on the streets of Litherland. Why we're doing this story - We have a mix of stories, many of them hugely positive about the city. He's dead now, but his legacy lives on. After the Shiels brothers gang was jailed for nearly 100 years, police noticed a marked fall in trouble on the Netherton Park estate. The brothers have each spent much of the past decade behind bars after being accused of separate high-profile international drugs plots. Fifteen people were jailed for a total of 41 years over the operation. The Fernhill Gang originated around Fernhill Road in Bootle - though they kept the name when the jailing of one leader led to the drug gang's base shifting to Netherton's Park Lane estate. He said that some of the gang had knives on them. And there were gangsters in the background. The list includes a wide array of films and TV shows, ranging from those that were almost entirely shot and set in the city (e.g. The Kirkstone Riot Squad is a feared Litherland gang named after the Kirkstone Road North area which has been a flashpoint for crime and disorder over recent years. When Smith left Altcourse prison he was ambushed by about 20 members of the Croxteth Crew - who had hidden in bushes. Gangs Of Britain: Liverpool (Gang Culture Documentary) | Real Stories Real Stories 5.92M subscribers Subscribe 2M views 6 years ago A historical look at Britain's most notorious gangs; this. Peter Clarke, a former weapons instructor in the Kings Regiment, admitted organising the cocaine conspiracy, while Stephen Clarke admitted managing a network of cannabis farms. An ECHO report from the time said the small time drug dealers made a habit of feuding with former associates and members of rival gangs, which led to violent tit-for-tat attacks. We will not though, ignore crime as it impacts on many lives. Both brothers were named as part of the gang when hit with ASBOs as teenagers in 2011. Jason, then 42 and of North Sudley Road, Aigburth, and Ian, then 41 and of Heigham Gardens, St Helens, were jailed for 14-and-a-half and 16 years respectively in June 2013 over their plan to import 57kg of heroin from Turkey. The gang - which tried to mislead police by calling themselves 'Manc Joey' - was busted when their suspicious exploits became easy to spot while England was in lockdown. Notorious Toxteth drugs barons Michael and Delroy Showers are both believed to have been released from jail . But in saying that it only led me to a life of desperation, despair and no hope "Money was made, money was spent. 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Showers was jailed for 20 years in 1991 after plotting to flood the UK with 2m of high-grade heroin. Despite the violence, he says that old school villains had a code of honour to stick to. Six foot four, 22-stone Paul Dwyer was jailed for 14 years with an additional four on licence after being convicted of false imprisonment and wounding with intent at Liverpool Crown Court. In December 2013 a court imposed a 10-year prison sentence on Warren after the expiration of a 28-day period he was given to cough up the 198m the authorities claim he has tied up in assets around the globe. Lucy Hargreaves, 22, was under a duvet on the sofa in her front room in Lambourne Road when three men burst in August 2005, fired a shotgun at her and then torched the house. The docks, which handled 40 per cent of the world's trade, provided rich pickings. Taylor was finally brought to justice at Liverpool Crown Court, where he was locked up for nine years and five months . Downes, of no fixed address, orchestrated the campaign of violence from a prison cell, from which he was able to make more than 18,000 mobile phone calls. Many of these names are associated with gangland shootings, drug dealing or high profile trials where gang members were hauled before the courts. Now he helps kids and prisoners - counselling them about the horrific nature of crack and smack: "I dealt drugs, I dealt death - there's no two ways about it. Sean McHugh, 19, was chased into the launderette, on Priory Road, by a gang on September 30, 2013, where he was fatally stabbed with a sword stick and died a few days later. Three more members of a Merseyside drugs gang with an unusual name were jailed today over a 300,000 heroin and cocaine enterprise. Police promised to meet force with force as violence flared amongst gangs - and for the first time in Britain, officers routinely and openly carried firearms. From the Deli Mob to Wavo 420 we took a look at where these gangland names originate from, Get the latest crime reports and stories from Liverpool Echo straight to your inbox. Liam Smigger Smith was a prominent member of the 'Strand Gang' who was shot dead on August 23, 2006 after he went to visit a friend who was serving time in Altcourse Prison. In 2014, five teenage gang members were found guilty of the murder of Sean "Shorty" McHugh in an Anfield laundrette. Two brothers built Liverpool's most powerful drug gang - close to being seen as a bona fide cartel to rival Europe's significant criminal factions from Ireland, Russia and North Africa. Jake Glenholmes, 27, of Dunluce Street, Walton, James Lunt, 29, of Celendine Close, Wavertree, Sean Mercer pictured in secret filming, shown on Channel 5 show - The clues that caught the killer. Darren recently told the ECHO he realised he 'wasted his life' and bitterly regrets the decisions he made when he was involved in serious crime. Anything else you need to know - The Liverpool Echo has a dedicated crime reporter in Joe Thomas. Graham "The Munster" Kinniburgh Tony Mokbel Jason Moran Lewis Moran Mark Moran Nikolai Radev Squizzy Taylor Andrew "Benji" Veniman Carl Williams Sydney [ edit] George Freeman Michael Kanaan Lenny McPherson Abraham Saffro Ivan bonnano/Craig McLaughlin Canada [ edit] Blairmore [ edit] Florence Lassandro (1900-1923) Speaking at the conclusion of the Whitney gang sentencing, Detective Chief Superintendent Tony Doherty from Merseyside Police said: This family is so dangerous that guns and drugs are part of their daily business.. When he wasn't in jail, Bob Croxton worked as a drug dealer in Liverpool. All our stories are compiled using a mix of reporting from the scene, background knowledge and experience, information from the police and our reporter contacts. Top 10 Liverpool Gangsters in 2022 February 17, 2022 49 49 You must have come across several gangster stories since you were little. Guns were taken just as a frightener, not to kill anybody, not to shoot anybody.". In the same year criminal associates of the brothers let off a wave of massive car bombs outside nightclubs, family homes and police stations. Members became infamous for robbing rival drug dealers' cannabis farms then selling the drugs themselves. 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Los Zetas control access to the Venezuelan ports from where cocaine almost . These cold bloodied assassinations resulted from criminals sorting out their differences. Also known as the Crocky Crew or the Croxteth Young Guns. Today Stephen says he's left all that behind - and is now a legitimate businessman and anti gun campaigner who's recalled his life in a book. Anthony Whitney fled Liverpool after police raided a safe house in City Road, home of co-conspirator Thomas Dowd. if you want to ask us any more questions about what the Liverpool Echo does, please email neil.macdonald01@reachplc.com. He too was sprung from the prison van in Salford by an armed gang, but later caught after fleeing the country. He used his money to move into the drugs world dealing with bigger and larger quantities of drugs, and ended up doing substantial terms of imprisonment for it. At the peak of the gangs notoriety in the 2000s, they were reported to have members as young as 12 and called themselves 'Nogzy soldiers'. One of the most famous 1960's criminals was a boy who grew up in Huyton - and became a man with a nickname - 'Killer'. Today it's a quiet Leicestershire village, but in the 14th century Ashby Folville was The Blind Beggar, a pub on Whitechapel Road most famous for the shooting of the Richardson gang member George Cornell by rival Ronnie Kray in 1966. their criminal exploits finally catch up with them. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The name Deli Mob relates to the area of Kirkdale where some members of the gang, centring on Delamore Street. 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. Cousins Andrew Hewitt, 15 and Corey Hewitt, 14 but who was 13 at the time, and Joseph McGill, 14, also 13 at the time, were found guilty of murder by majority verdicts of ten to two. Drugs were stored in safe houses, with deals done in alleyways and side streets. Mayor, then 37, went to extraordinary lengths to avoid arrest, even hurling 2kg of heroin out of his Mercedes car window while being chased by police. As the drugs gangs expanded so did the violence - and a new phrase entered the gangland culture - contract killing. Mr Kelly was just 16 when he was gunned down in a Toxteth street a year earlier in June 2004. He was jailed for 13 and a half years, with an extended two years on licence. Back in back April 2020, we revisited some of the most feared crime families to have terrorised Merseyside. In this case drug dealing was not used as an end in itself but funding the gangs principal activity of feuding.. Delroy, now in his mid-60s, was jailed in 2009 over a plot to smuggle just over 1m worth of amphetamines into Denmark from the Netherlands. But others are based on a family name, like the Whitney gang who flooded the streets of Liverpool with drugs. Police set up a community task force based at Walton Lane police station to try and target the Darren and Daniel's crime group. It's been going on since the city was the world's greatest seaport and the gateway to the New World. He is listed in the Sunday Times as a property developer with a fortune estimated at 85 million. Detectives were astounded when they listened back to the tape of Jason and Ian rowing over who was the more adept criminal. This notorious family gang came from the Anfield area - but their ill-gotten gains bought them plush pads in some of the city's most sought-after post codes. Prosecutors launched Proceeds Of Crime Applications against the men - together with their respective wives Maria and Rachel - at Preston Crown Court. Girls and young women play a part but gangs tend to be male-dominated and fuelled in part by a "masculinity crisis" among these young men. Liverpool gangsters, including the Bird of Prey and an accomplice, James Taylor, known as "Pancake", are "certainly talking" to the Sinaloa, along with Los Zetas, classified by . Before that incident French, nicknamed The Devil because he struck such fear into the drug dealers he taxed and tortured, had claimed a Road to Damascus-style conversion had put an end to his evil ways. In the end, they all fell foul of the law. When the two brothers fell out with a rival crime group gang it resulted in a spate of shootings. He was an old school armed robber - a safe blower and a wages snatcher. 1990s - 2003. Army corporal turned drugs baron Peter Clarke worked with security firm boss Stephen Clarke to orchestrate shipments of cocaine and cannabis from Merseyside to Northern Ireland. Its members operated with staggering professionalism and organisation, using encrypted PGP phones to protect "clandestine communications". "I could not get off drugs in this city because I'd be back on them the next day. A sixth boy, who always said he was not at the scene of the murder, was found not guilty and released from the dock. Amsterdam was one of the central strands in a spider's web of supply chains which stretch from Liverpool to Bogata to Kabul. Something went wrong, please try again later. As power transferred to the Shiels brothers, the gangs geographical hub shifted away from north Bootle and toward the Park Lane estate, known to locals as Dodge. Their names only have currency within the upper tiers of the drugs economy. ECHO profiles most-wanted fugitive after Australia 'sighting'. 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