He wanted one last fight, but soon died in the arms of his friend (who happened to own The Queens Head). In the North-east and North-west of England the figure jumps to around 80 per cent. The door men, who are part of criminal organisations, allow only their own dealers into the premises or are paid a percentage from freelance traffickers. Mr Sayers said it was a fight everyone wanted to see and goes down as one of the biggest fights that never happened. 'Never before seen' jacuzzi picture of Lee Duffy to feature in book The link to Stephens books www.badboysbooks.netStephan sayers Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesayers/Stephen sayers website www.thesayers.co.ukMy social media links http://instagram.com/jamesenglish2http://twitter.com/jamesenglish0http://Facebook.com/Jamesenglish11You can also listen \u0026 download full Podcasts at the link below.https://jamesenglish.podbean.com/https://itunes.apple.com/ And the long stretches he has spent behind bars and away from his family remain his biggest regret. Some swap services, such as the hiring of guns or hitmen, and trade drugs. http://www.arrse.co.uk/arrse_wiki/index.php?title=Viv_Graham&oldid=38757. Featuring int. Eddie Lennie, Tony Sayers, Steve Wraith. Their enquiries quickly uncovered a second shooting had taken place just hours before the teenager was injured where a car belonging to the Tams family had been damaged by a gunshot. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Bernard was part of the Essex Boys firm which operated throughout South East England. 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David Lamb, of Hewitson Terrace, Gateshead, 51, Paul Lamb, 53, of Nursery Lane, Gateshead and James Lamb, 27, also of Nursery Lane, Gateshead, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent. Paul Mitchell, prosecuting, told Newcastle Crown Court: The case involved the operations of an organised crime group in Newcastle. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? 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. How they make money: mainly enterprise crime with little penetration of the financial world, and in drug trafficking, often through control of pubs and clubs. When he returned home he decided to break all ties that he had with his past allies and become his own boss in the east end of Newcastle by becoming a trouble shooter and minder for the pubs and clubs, expanding his business from a few small licensee's to his own little empire. Particularly from the former Soviet Union. The charity Guide Dogs is helping with the search and also . "When Channel 4 first got in touch they said it . Police believe between pounds 2.5bn and pounds 4bn of criminally generated money is entering the UK financial system each year. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Locke's SAFC said: From what I've heard mate, from a good source, he was a bit of a bully and he wasn't what you would call a hard fella. and received a three year custodial sentance in which he furthered his reputation by breaking up a cellblock riot. 1960s - 1966. This technique enables foreign criminals to gain a foothold here without stepping on British soil. Here we take a look at how the region's criminal . I have done lots of little jail sentences after that. And he has also been working on a book called Faces, which uses pictures to profile notorious villains up and down the country. Nixon then recruited Daniel Tait as his right-hand man as they moved large quantities of cocaine and deadly weapons around, supplying dealers lower down the chain in a business worth approaching 100,000 a day on occasions, Newcastle Crown Court heard. Viv's infamy attracted the attention of a notorious crime family from the west end of Newcastle who controlled the majority of the drug flow into the region at the time and they attempted to get him onto their payroll. Glendenning, 63, of Northumberland Terrace, Byker, was jailed for 30 months. The shameless gangs jailed this year for bringing - ChronicleLive contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. In March, John Kelly was shot in the face in a crowded bar in Paisley. he had got himself involved in a business which he was discovering was impossible to get out of. Its basically real events but the people are not named or identified. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. They did not bother trying to plan for the future, both believing that their good luck would last forever. When my brother got arrested for robbing a security van the police said on television: We are now dealing with a new type of criminal on Tyneside, he said. Britain does not have a "Mr Big", or single national organisation that controls the distribution of drugs, with gang members in every city and an interest in every major scam. Nixon and Daniel Tait, 22 of Rennington Place, Cowgate, Newcastle pleaded guilty to three offences of possessing prohibited firearms and two of possessing prohibited ammunition without a certificate in relation to the items in the bag at Glendennings home. Standing alongside his brothers and cousins in vicious street fights and feuds with rival gangs, they've been linked to multi-million pound armed robberies, extortion, unsolved gangland murders and protection rackets. Caution: you are about to enter gangland Britain - The Independent I wont ever escape the reputation but its time to move on and I want a new life now. Many books have been written about him and he now has iconic status as a gangster, whether deserved or not. West End Foodbank reports busiest month in 10-year history amid city's 'staggering' need for help, The West End Foodbank handed out more food parcels in March than in any other month since it launched in 2013, What's the best North East pub? I think theres more shootings in the book than a John Wayne film. Nixon was jailed for 15 years, Daniel Tait got 11 years, Thomas Tait Snr was locked up for five years and three months and Thomas Tait Jnr got four years. this plan was realised, as on New Years Eve 1993, just as Viv was leaving The Queens Head, three shots echoed into the night. The Home Office has warned that a demographic time bomb is about to explode, with young Asian criminals about to come of age. They wanted to expand their already large drugs enterprise, but the anti-drugs Viv was in the way. In one, Andrew McLaughlin, 31, opened his door to an unknown man who blasted him with a shotgun. Luckily, the guy survived and Viv only receives a suspended sentance. Members of this family were jailed for plotting a revenge shooting. Where they are based: every major city has its gangs, but there is evidence of growing links between the different outfits, particularly in the distribution of drugs. He became a regular at The Queens Head pub (rumour has it he had interests in the place) but a band of locals took an instant dislike to the famous hardman coming to THEIR watering hole. Major centres: London, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle. newcastle gangsters & hard men - YouTube Ex-boxer and bouncer Duffy, from South Bank, Middlesbrough, died in a street fight in the town in 1991 aged 26. Theres a lot of hardworking people in our family. A man I had utmost respect for. There are consequences to what we did, and that is the excessive sentences. The Conroy and Sayers Families' lived in relative harmony within Newcastle until the drug-fuelled 90s led to a mindless street war of violence. In the early hours of August 7, 2019, they were informed a 19-year-old relative of Thompson had been admitted to hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg. 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. The final sanction used by Triads against anyone who fails to pay is to be chopped with a 14in beef knife. Is the 'Cornerman' Behind Two of London's Most Notorious - Vice Sections of some Loyalist groups are involved in drug dealing, but the IRA refuses to handle drugs. Four separate Triad societies are now operating throughout the UK, with bases in every city with a large Chinese community. L-R: Edward Lennie and Tony Sayers who have written a book called 'A Breed Apart' - Pictured with Stephen Sayers (centre) (Image: Newcastle Chronicle) It is a name that can . Thomas Tams, 61, of Bishops Road, Benwell, was jailed for six-and-a-half years. Daniel Tait had left a large holdall there, inside which police found a Stribog Carbine rifle, an Sig Sauer automatic self-loading pistol, a 9mm Glock pistol loaded with a magazine of 12 bullets, and 300 rounds of ammunition. The shooting sparked an investigation by detectives into the familys violent feud with known criminal Kenneth Thompson. What this really meant was that he sat at home not doing much while he got his heavies to deal with the actual problems. Amongst his businesses he [] Bernard OMahoneys Fog on the Tyne novel on Newcastles criminal underbelly with tales of murder, robbery and torture is to be adapted for Channel 4, Get the latest news from Newcastle straight to your inbox. In 1991 in north London a Nigerian drugs courier had her face and breasts ironed by a drugs gang to obtain details of her shipment. Viv first started to make a name for himself as a bouncer on the rural outskirts of the city (Newcastle), he unwittingly became involved in the lifestyle of disorganised crime. He was charged with murder and went on trial at Teesside Crown Court. 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