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| Accused 'Interpol's most wanted' | Accused 'Interpol's most wanted' |
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| One of six men accused over an alleged £1m drug smuggling plot was of "substantial wealth and influence", jurors at Jersey's Royal Court heard. | One of six men accused over an alleged £1m drug smuggling plot was of "substantial wealth and influence", jurors at Jersey's Royal Court heard. |
| Defence Advocate Stephen Baker revealed Curtis Warren, 46, of Liverpool, had also been Interpol's most wanted man. | Defence Advocate Stephen Baker revealed Curtis Warren, 46, of Liverpool, had also been Interpol's most wanted man. |
| John Welsh, 43, also from Liverpool, James O'Brien, 44, of Glasgow and Jason Woodward, 22, of Dartford, deny conspiracy to import drugs. | |
| Paul Hunt, 27, and Oliver Lucas, 23, from Jersey, also denied the charge. | Paul Hunt, 27, and Oliver Lucas, 23, from Jersey, also denied the charge. |
| The men are accused of plotting to smuggle drugs from Amsterdam by boat to a cove near St Catherine's Breakwater in Jersey. | The men are accused of plotting to smuggle drugs from Amsterdam by boat to a cove near St Catherine's Breakwater in Jersey. |
| The jury previously heard how much of the evidence against the men stemmed from covert surveillance by the States of Jersey Police, working with police in Britain and Holland. | The jury previously heard how much of the evidence against the men stemmed from covert surveillance by the States of Jersey Police, working with police in Britain and Holland. |
| Every drugs squad officer in the country and the UK knows who Curtis Warren is Defence Advocate Stephen Baker | Every drugs squad officer in the country and the UK knows who Curtis Warren is Defence Advocate Stephen Baker |
| Mr Warren's history was revealed during the cross-examination by Mr Baker of Det Sgt Paul Kennea, who led the investigation for Jersey police. | |
| He told the court how weeks before the alleged drugs plot began, Mr Warren was released from a Dutch prison where he had served 10 years of a 17-year term for drug trafficking. | He told the court how weeks before the alleged drugs plot began, Mr Warren was released from a Dutch prison where he had served 10 years of a 17-year term for drug trafficking. |
| He has been convicted of smuggling cocaine, heroin, cannabis and ecstasy and he had also been convicted of possession of firearms and jailed for 13 years. | |
| In 1999, he was convicted of the manslaughter of a fellow inmate and four years added to his term. | |
| Addressing the police officer, the lawyer said: "There must have been great excitement that day in the drugs squad, you were getting the chance to observe Curtis Warren. | Addressing the police officer, the lawyer said: "There must have been great excitement that day in the drugs squad, you were getting the chance to observe Curtis Warren. |
| "Every drugs squad officer in the country and the UK knows who Curtis Warren is." | "Every drugs squad officer in the country and the UK knows who Curtis Warren is." |
| Det Sgt Kennea said: "Most of the (surveillance) team were not drug squad officers and had not heard of him." | |
| Mr Baker then asked if the officer had read a best-selling book about Mr Warren's career. | Mr Baker then asked if the officer had read a best-selling book about Mr Warren's career. |
| Mr Kennea replied: "About 10 years ago on the beach, yes." | Mr Kennea replied: "About 10 years ago on the beach, yes." |
| Mr Baker said: "Warren is a man who, by reputation, is a drug dealer of substantial wealth and influence isn't he?" | Mr Baker said: "Warren is a man who, by reputation, is a drug dealer of substantial wealth and influence isn't he?" |
| The drugs squad officer said: "To me, that day, he was a job." | The drugs squad officer said: "To me, that day, he was a job." |
| Mr Baker asked: "He is the only alleged drug trafficker to have appeared in the Sunday Times Rich List and, did you know, in Liverpool and London, you buy T-shirts with his photograph on them?" | |
| The witness replied: "There are a lot of myths about Mr Warren which I don't think are true." | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |