Nicknames were thus partially a necessity, as well as an element used for furthering intimidation. His murder, according to police, was a "hostile takeover". Giles spent last week in Ghana telling authorities to "beware of Latin Americans bearing gifts". Police throughout Europe are concerned that any attempt by Liverpool's gangs to target the Cali cartel's sophisticated cocaine distribution network will produce a spate of killings. Unlike household names such as Stephen French, John Haase and Curtis Warren, the brothers had little notoriety. A senior police source, who cannot be named, said: 'A lot of these heavy fellers checked in. Top 10 Liverpool Gangsters in 2022. EncroChat was a secret platform where users were able to communicate privately between specially-designed handsets - often to run drugs, traffick people and even order murders. Liam Cornett's right-hand man was Michael Rice. For the Bird of Prey, Pancake and their associates, the emerging Mexican connection follows a calamitous Spanish failure. But not these two. From "Cadillac Frank" to "Tick Tock," these mafia nicknames reveal some of the craziest characters and stories in the mob's bloody history. Home A general view of Cantril Farm on Merseyside. Malcolm CarleNicknamed Sir Humphrey after the character in Yes Minister, left his job as a project manager in the IT department at Barclays bank to work for the gang. Police believe that, at the time, it was the HQ of the Liverpool mafia, the operations room for Britain's biggest international cocaine smuggling ring. His two children in Ireland, who are both models, enjoyed a high-class lifestyle, going to boarding school and owning their own horses. While Capone tried to explain the marks away by claiming he'd gotten them in a war, other gangsters embraced their nicknames. The underworld source said: 'Smigger decided to front it out. His youngest daughter joined a modelling agency in London. Baron smuggled cannabis into the UK as his 'bread and butter', police said, but occasionally he and his accomplice, Paul Hewett, would import cocaine as a cash boost to pay for luxury items. It was here that, just after 8pm on 13 November 2007, local father Colin Smith stepped outside and was executed with a pump-action shotgun. Cocaine Resources You can also report crimes anonymously via @CrimestoppersUK or by calling 0800 555 111. As cocaine's popularity soared, links were forged with the notorious Cali cartel, a Colombian cocaine-supplying gang. Last Thursday Britain's equivalent of the FBI, the Serious Organised Crime Agency, revealed that it confiscated 89,000kg of cocaine last year, most of it from Colombia, a 20 per cent increase on the previous year. In the months before his murder, police and underworld sources say Smith became embroiled in a "disrespect" dispute with prominent figures from the boxing community. For 15 years he helped flood the streets of Britain with cocaine and cannabis. Weeks after that, Lawlor's brother, Tony, was murdered. Carle, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was given six years for money laundering, although he is appealing against the conviction. Lam's crimes had such an influence in The U.K that the Home Office had hired additional sources for the detectives. But their two sons would go on to affect many thousands of lives - for all the wrong reasons. The second thing you have to explore is your surroundings and the internet. The idea was to open up a direct connection with the Mexicans. The Lam. Ms Daley told the court 'The Banker' was believed to be a woman, who was acting as an accountant in the underworld drug trade. Los Zetas control access to the Venezuelan ports from where cocaine almost certainly has already been dispatched direct to Liverpool. Mr Boyd told police that two masked men burst into his office on Brewster Street in north Liverpool during a meeting. CCTV footage taken from a Liverpool nightclub, Palm Sugar, reveals Pancake's penchant for aggression. 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Additional troubleshooting resources. After an unrelated case at Liverpool Crown Court last year, the ECHO spoke to a senior detective about their dealings. UK Cocaine Map It was no ordinary gym. He said: 'In many ways the starting point to my primary submission is this - in early 2020, John Tobin was shot and it followed that there were a number of threats made against him and a number of forceful requests for money from him. In the aftermath of the murder meetings of senior Liverpool criminals were bugged by police. A Soca source confirmed it was investigating Colombian involvement 'across the entire supply chain' of cocaine in the UK. The source added: 'The Colombians couldn't believe that a bunch of scallies who they saw as being lower down the food chain were treating them like this. 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