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Glasgow Times
3 days ago
- Glasgow Times
Prosecutors are after Glasgow gangland figure over flouting order
Convicted drug trafficker Fergus Smith had been hit with a 'super-Asbo' in 2019 following being jailed for money laundering in 2019. One rule of the strict order - designed to tackle and restrict criminals on their release from prison - was that the now 43 year-old had to declare any income of £10,000 or above. But, during a probe into his finances, it emerged Smith had £16,486 sitting in his Paddy Power account. In total, Smith - a reported associate of the notorious Daniel crime clan - had £55,000 of "income from various sources" that he had kept quiet about. Smith was jailed for 13 months in February after he pleaded guilty to breaching the Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO) and possessing criminal property. Smith appeared back in the dock today at Glasgow Sheriff Court for a confiscation hearing. He was handed a statement of information by a police officer which stated that the Crown are seeking £326,000 from him. Smith was also ordered to present to the court of any finances which he has currently available to him. The matter has been adjourned until August for this to be done. READ NEXT: Man admits murdering 21-year-old partner Phoenix Spencer Horn in East Kilbride READ NEXT: Court hears how much delivery driver made for involvement in drug dealing READ NEXT: Details emerge on case against man accused of Brodie MacGregor murder in Glasgow Smith was previously locked up for 10 months after being caught with £15,000 of dirty money at his then home in the city's Bridgeton. A three-year SCPO was then imposed on him in October 2019. Smith had to inform the police with 48 hours of any sources of income from work, benefits or rental of any properties. He assured the authorities that he would notify of any changes. A probe was sparked, however, when it emerged Smith had a purchase agreement on a sporty Audi S3 car in June 2020. A check revealed he had no self-declared income. A warrant was then sought to investigate Smith's bank transactions between late 2019 and October 2021. Fiscal Darren Harty said: "The statement showed that Smith had outgoings of £70,831 and an income from various sources totalling £55,000 none of which was notified to police. "A total of £16,486 was received from the account of Paddy Power. "This was from 50 deposits from the Paddy Power account ranging from £62.50 to £1,320.85." There statement also revealed a near £4,000 payment from car dealer Arnold Clark, seven amounts totalling £10,300 from an accident repair firm called 'Raltec Paisley' as well as £25,000 in cash deposits via the Post Office. Smith, of the city's Mount Vernon, was arrested in December 2021 and replied 'no" to each accusation put to him. Thomas Ross KC, defending, told a previous hearing: 'He was well aware that with the terms of the order it would be open for the police to gain access to his Santander bank account to see if he complied. 'In a way, it was inevitable that he would be caught with the money from his employment. 'In terms of the other charge, I wasn't in a position to explain anything with a substantial defence. 'It was in his bank account and it was through that police found out about the offences and he was prosecuted. 'He had been doing a course working on railways when the network is down at two and three in the morning and access is gained by ropes. 'He did this work in January and February when drug dealers would be in their beds - if he has money from illegal means he would not be out cleaning the railways.' (Image: Kevin Gerbil Carroll) In 2008, Smith was one of 17 members of a gang given sentences totalling more than 100 years at Liverpool Crown Court for planning to flood Scotland with cocaine. He is also said to be an associate of shamed ex-soldier Martyn Fitzsimmons - locked up in 2018 for his links to organised crime. Smith was a former friend of Daniel clan enforcer Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll, who was shot dead in an Asda car park in Robroyston, Glasgow, in 2010.
Sunday World
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Lilly Gerrard shares photos at home with Lee Byrne as they await birth of first child
Their newborn is due any day now The couple's newborn is due to be born very soon. Taking to social media, the mum-to-be shared a mirror selfie with the son of Kinahan gangster Liam Byrne. Neither Lee Byrne, nor Lilly Gerrard are involved in crime. 'My love,' she captioned the post, which shows the pair in an embrace as the 21-year-old shows off her growing baby bump. In another picture, she gave her followers a glimpse of home life as Lee sat on a plush white sofa surrounded by her three toy poodle pups, Barnie, Blondie, and Bobby. 'Managed to get three of them in a pic,' she captioned the post. Lilly Gerrard - Instagram Lilly-Ella, daughter of Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard, announced she was expecting a baby with her long-time boyfriend Lee Byrne in January of this year. They shared the news with a fitting Instagram post that showed ultrasound scans, two positive pregnancy tests and a pair of knitted baby boots placed on top of a pregnancy journal. 'Our little secret, the best news, mini us is on the way,' she said. Lee's father, Liam, was arrested in Mallorca and extradited to the UK in December 2023 on conspiracy charges relating to a gun plot. Read more In October, he was sentenced to five years behind bars at the Old Bailey in London after pleading guilty. The Crumlin native, who was in custody since he was arrested in Spain in June 2023, was released in January. As part of his conditions, he is only allowed one personal mobile phone and SIM card for the next five years. Byrne was also ordered to register the make, model, colour and serial number of his phone with the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA). Lilly Gerrard - Instagram Today's News in 90 Seconds - June 12th He is banned from using encrypted devices, messaging apps and must ensure all his browsing history is visible, as part of the Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO) which was served to him. He is allowed to have one laptop and a tablet and can also have a maximum of two business phones at any one time. It comes after Byrne landed himself behind bars for using the encrypted messaging service EncroChat to arrange the gun plot for which he served time.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Man who sold diet pills made from poison jailed
A man who sold diet pills on the internet which were actually poison has been jailed for three years. Kyle Enos, 33, had only been out of prison for a few months for selling fentanyl online when he bought the drug 2, 4 Dinotrophenol, or DNP, on the dark web from suppliers in India and China. He pressed it into pills in his bedroom in Maesteg, Bridgend. Cardiff Crown Court heard DNP is a regulated substance classed as both a poison and a secondary explosive that has caused at least 34 deaths in the UK. Judge Simon Mills told Enos his website gave the impression that the tablets were produced in "some sort of professional laboratory by people in white coats and qualifications and expertise". Officers raided Enos' property on Station Road in Maesteg on 25 July 2024 and found 2.5kg of orange powder and a machine used to press it into pill form. Enos admitted a total of eight charges at Cardiff Magistrates Court including possessing 2, 4 DNP, supplying the drug and supplying a regulated poison. He had also admitted five charges of failing to comply with a Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO) handed to him following his fentanyl convictions. In 2018 he was sentenced to eight years in prison for supplying "significant amounts" of the opioid, fentanyl to a total of 166 contacts. Four of those contacts, including Jack Barton, 23, a Cardiff University student, and Arran Rees, 34, from Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, died. No charges were brought in relation to their deaths as it could not be said with certainty Enos had supplied the fentanyl. Having served some of his eight-year sentence, he was released on licence, in 2021, but was recalled to prison in June 2022, before being released again in August 2022. Organised crime group sentenced after drugs bust Drug production booming in UK's empty high streets £250m drug bust warning to criminals, say police Under the terms of his SCPO he was not allowed to sell products online or in a virtual marketplace; he was not allowed to access the dark web and had to notify a National Crime Agency (NCA) officer about possessing mobile phones and laptops and creating his own internet page. Enos pleaded guilty to five failures to comply with his SCPO having used a laptop to access the dark web to set up a Proton email account with end-to-end encryption and creating up a website selling DNT. The court was shown screengrabs of his online marketplace which included suggestions of products customers "may also like" giving the impression of it being a legitimate pharmacy. He took payment for the drugs by bank transfer, bitcoin and other cryptocurrency from customers around the world, including as far away as New Zealand. Enos has refused access to police to some of his devices. DNP is the drug which led to the death of Eloise Parry, 21, at hospital in Wrexham, in 2015. The Glyndwr University student, died after taking eight capsules. In bodycam footage shown to the court the powder can be seen in a washing up bowl on his bedroom floor next to an empty pizza box. Underwear can also be seen next to his bed by the pill press machine and another washing up bowl filled with pills. Judge Simon Mills said he wanted the footage to be released to the media for members of the public to be made aware of the unsanitary conditions in which the pills were made. "You were selling poison to the general public," said Judge Mills. "Your pharmacy was in fact your house or flat and you were preparing and pressing the pills you were selling to the general public on a filthy piece of equipment amongst training shoes and discarded underwear." He was sentenced to a total of 36 months in prison. "You have a propensity for selling dangerous substances to people," said Judge Mills, adding: "This is a habit that you must stop." "The court doesn't know the full extent of the harm that you did by peddling this horrendous substance. "If any of your product is still out there in the community and it can be shown to have killed someone, you should face an investigation for manslaughter, but hopefully that will not happen." A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing will be held later this year.
BBC News
29-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Maesteg man who sold diet pills made from DNP poison jailed
A man who sold diet pills on the internet which were actually poison has been jailed for three Enos, 33, had only been out of prison for a few months for selling fentanyl online when he bought the drug 2, 4 Dinotrophenol, or DNP, on the dark web from suppliers in India and pressed it into pills in his bedroom in Maesteg, Crown Court heard DNP is a regulated substance classed as both a poison and a secondary explosive that has caused at least 34 deaths in the UK. Judge Simon Mills told Enos his website gave the impression that the tablets were produced in "some sort of professional laboratory by people in white coats and qualifications and expertise".Officers raided Enos' property on Station Road in Maesteg on 25 July 2024 and found 2.5kg of orange powder and a machine used to press it into pill admitted a total of eight charges at Cardiff Magistrates Court including possessing 2, 4 DNP, supplying the drug and supplying a regulated had also admitted five charges of failing to comply with a Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO) handed to him following his fentanyl 2018 he was sentenced to eight years in prison for supplying "significant amounts" of the opioid, fentanyl to a total of 166 of those contacts, including Jack Barton, 23, a Cardiff University student, and Arran Rees, 34, from Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, charges were brought in relation to their deaths as it could not be said with certainty Enos had supplied the served some of his eight-year sentence, he was released on licence, in 2021, but was recalled to prison in June 2022, before being released again in August 2022. Under the terms of his SCPO he was not allowed to sell products online or in a virtual marketplace; he was not allowed to access the dark web and had to notify a National Crime Agency (NCA) officer about possessing mobile phones and laptops and creating his own internet pleaded guilty to five failures to comply with his SCPO having used a laptop to access the dark web to set up a Proton email account with end-to-end encryption and creating up a website selling court was shown screengrabs of his online marketplace which included suggestions of products customers "may also like" giving the impression of it being a legitimate took payment for the drugs by bank transfer, bitcoin and other cryptocurrency from customers around the world, including as far away as New has refused access to police to some of his is the drug which led to the death of Eloise Parry, 21, at hospital in Wrexham, in Glyndwr University student, died after taking eight capsules. In bodycam footage shown to the court the powder can be seen in a washing up bowl on his bedroom floor next to an empty pizza can also be seen next to his bed by the pill press machine and another washing up bowl filled with Simon Mills said he wanted the footage to be released to the media for members of the public to be made aware of the unsanitary conditions in which the pills were made."You were selling poison to the general public," said Judge Mills."Your pharmacy was in fact your house or flat and you were preparing and pressing the pills you were selling to the general public on a filthy piece of equipment amongst training shoes and discarded underwear."He was sentenced to a total of 36 months in prison."You have a propensity for selling dangerous substances to people," said Judge Mills, adding: "This is a habit that you must stop.""The court doesn't know the full extent of the harm that you did by peddling this horrendous substance."If any of your product is still out there in the community and it can be shown to have killed someone, you should face an investigation for manslaughter, but hopefully that will not happen."A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing will be held later this year.
Belfast Telegraph
28-04-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
UVF-linked drug dealer who flooded Belfast streets with cocaine back behind bars
Pusher caught in car with false registration plates A drug dealer who flooded the streets of Belfast with cocaine alongside two UVF brothers has been remanded back into custody, accused of breaching his Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO). Standing handcuffed in the dock of Belfast Magistrates Court on Friday, 37-year-old William 'Buff' Hunter was charged with breaching his SCPO on April 24 this year by failing to notify police of the details of vehicle in which he was a passenger.
