Madrid National Court, return A British national who was detained in Benidorm (Alicante) at the end of September last year, according to a decision to which EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA of the Prensa Ibérica group has access. The UK authorities, which issued an international warrant for his arrest, charge him with the following crimes: membership in a criminal organization and conspiring, along with 14 others, to manufacture and supply amphetamines as well as other drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana and ketamine. Enough chemicals were found at one of the gang’s factories to ‘cook’ 3,000 pounds of amphetamines.
The man, who was arrested during a routine roadblock while riding his motorcycle in Spain at the end of September 2022, was 41 at the time and was from Dewsbury, near the city of Leeds. Their role within the organization is considered “key” by the British police investigation, which allowed him to instruct, organize the supply and participate in the decisions on the creation of production centers.
Spanish justice made extradition conditional on not serving a life sentence.
The decision of 27 December, to which this newspaper applied, admits that three of the seven crimes against which he was charged could be sentenced to prison. life imprisonment Within British legislation, therefore, the Spanish Justice conditioned extradition to the fact that a final penalty was calculated “so that the inevitably sentenced to life imprisonment of the extradited person was avoided”.
The other four charges that could be charged against him in the United Kingdom relate to conspiracy to procure and distribute narcotic substances, each punishable by up to 14 years in prison under British penal law.
3,000 kilos ready to ‘cook’
British Police point out that amphetamine is the main drug the gang operates in and is allegedly produced in two factories: one in North Wales and the other in Merseyside, the county where the city of Liverpool is located.
They first started producing “drugs” like ketamine, MCAT, diazepam, and amphetamine in the summer of 2019, but coronavirus eventually caused them to halt production as they began to suspect that “COVID restrictions and police activity” could help “find” the place.
Although drugs were not found in the factory in the raid, “large quantities of chemicals and “special” equipment for their production were seized. According to British police, “£1 million worth” (approximately €1.15m) of amphetamine would have been produced there at that time, and Plans to produce another 2 million pounds were to be proven.
Once this factory was found, far from giving up its criminal group activity, it would be moved to a new location in an industrial warehouse in Merseyside (England). they met there 6 pounds of amphetamine “large quantities of chemicals” that will result in the production of “an estimated 3,000 kilos more amphetamines ready for distribution” already prepared.
The gang was also involved in the supply of diazepam, ketamine, cocaine, heroin and marijuana.
The gang was also involved in the supply of amphetamines, diazepam, ketamine, cocaine, heroin and cannabis across the UK. Within the organization, the detainee will be identified by the codename “fork-lightning” and British police consider him “proven” to be “the one”. key group member“.
“Downloading encrypted material shows that served as a channel come in [el resto de] key members of the group: sent instructions, held meetings, managed the use of transport and logistics, had regular telephone contact with group members, assisted the North Wales factory, supplied and supplied precursors for amphetamine production, provided assistance with equipment. It was supplying and importing A and B class narcotic substances”, explains the judicial decision reached by this newspaper.
Source: Informacion
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