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A fresh appeal has been launched to track down 12 of the UK’s most wanted fugitives believed to be hiding in Spain.
The 12 men are wanted for crimes including murder, large-scale drugs trafficking and supplying firearms and ammunition.
The National Crime Agency’s Most Wanted campaign is run with independent charity CrimeStoppers, Spanish law enforcement and UK policing. Spain is one of the most popular countries for British ex-pats and the two nations have a strong law enforcement partnership.
Steve Rodhouse, director general of operations at the National Crime Agency (NCA) said: “Spain is not a safe haven. Fugitives usually continue offending while on the run and these men will be known in criminal circles wherever they are.
“The last thing the fugitives’ associates will want is the combined determination and capabilities of the UK and Spanish law enforcement focusing on them.
“Many of these fugitives will be trying to blend in to the large British communities who have made their homes in Spain, and if you are resident, you may know one of them from your town or village.”
All the 12 men featured on the campaign are believed to have links to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. The are:
Benjamin Macann is accused of being involved in drug dealing (Photo: PA)
His last known address was in Beetley in Norfolk. Macann is wanted by police in the county for allegedly being involved in a cocaine dealing gang. He is white, 5ft 10in, has blue eyes and greying hair, and suffers from asthma. He has links to Barcelona.
Jack Mayle is accused of running a drugs line called the Flavour Quest in south London, and dealing in illegal substances on the dark web (Photo: PA)
He is from Croydon, south London. Mayle allegedly sold substances including class-A drug MDMA via a phone line in south London called the Flavour Quest, and on the dark web. The vegan gym regular, whose last known address was in Caterham, Surrey, is white, around 5ft 11in and muscular.
He is heavily tattooed – his neck is covered with warriors and religious figures on horses, and he has a full back tattoo. He has a diamond shape under his left eye, “Croydon” tattooed on the outside of his left forearm, and his hands are also covered in images. His left hand has the words “Money never sleeps”, “12-20” and a small heart, while his right is decorated with a design featuring an eye and hands, and the word “Littles”. On both hands he has tattoos on his fingers reading “trap star”.
Callum Halpin is wanted for murder (Photo: PA)
Halpin is wanted by Greater Manchester Police for the 2018 murder of rival drug dealer Luke Graham, 31, in a turf war, and the attempted murder of Anton Verigotta. His last known address was in Beede Street, Openshaw, Manchester, and he is white, around 6ft, athletic, with a fair complexion. He may have a lazy eye. He has links to Spain and possibly Turkey.
Asim Naveed is accused of smuggling millions of pounds worth of cocaine into Wales (Photo: PA)
He is accused of being the leader of a drug smuggling gang that brought 46kg of cocaine, worth nearly £8 million, into Wales between February and June 2020. His last known addresses were in Butetown and Pentwyn, Cardiff. Naveed is described as of Asian appearance, muscular, and 6ft 2ins tall. He has a surgical scar along his left wrist.
Calvin Parris allegedly bought cocaine from Asim Naveed and sold it in Cardiff (Photo: PA)
Parris, who has gold upper teeth, is accused of buying cocaine from Naveed and selling it in the Welsh capital. His last known addresses were in Ely, Sully and Barry in Cardiff. He is black and around 5ft 11in tall.
John James Jones, 31
John James Jones is wanted for allegedly stabbing two people, causing them serious injuries (Photo: PA)
He was last known to have lived in Aughton, Lancashire. He is wanted for allegedly stabbing two victims multiple times, causing serious injuries. It is thought that Jones, who is white, around 6ft, and stocky with dark hair, fled to Madrid directly after the attack, and may now be in Ibiza.
Callum Michael Allan is wanted for various alleged offences including drug dealing, assaulting an emergency worker and dangerous driving (Photo: PA)
Allan is wanted by Northumbria Police for allegedly being involved in drug dealing as well as assaulting an emergency worker, affray and dangerous driving. His last known address was in South Shields, and he is slim, white, around 5ft 11in, with fine hair, blue eyes and a Tyneside accent. Allan has links to Alicante and Marbella.
Dean Garforth, 29
Dean Garforth is accused of being part of a gang that sold drugs and guns (Photo: PA)
Garforth’s last known address was in Dingle, Liverpool, and he is wanted by Cheshire Police for allegedly being part of a crime gang that sold drugs and guns. He is accused of having used the secret phone network EncroChat, which was brought down in an international sting, to carry out his crimes.
Joshua Dillon Hendry, 30
Joshua Dillon Hendry was allegedly part of a drug trafficking gang and has separately been convicted of supplying cocaine (Photo: PA)
Hendry, from Liverpool, is accused of being part of a drug dealing gang, trafficking heroin and crack cocaine from Liverpool to Grimsby via a phone line, and has a separate 2018 conviction for conspiracy to supply cocaine, for which he was sentenced in his absence to 10 years in prison. His last known address was in Walton, Liverpool, and he is white and 6ft 2in.
Mark Francis Roberts is wanted over an attempted robbery (Photo: PA)
Roberts is wanted for GBH and attempted robbery in 2016. He and an accomplice allegedly threatened the victim with a knife on his driveway at 1.30am in a bungled attempt to steal his £60,000 Richard Mille watch. When the victim refused to hand it over, the pair stabbed him multiple times, leaving him with a collapsed lung and needing treatment in intensive care. Roberts, from Liverpool, cut his arm during the attack and was identified when his blood was recovered from the victim. Roberts is white, 6ft 1in and has a scar down his right leg.
James Stevenson is wanted over the seizure of a tonne of cocaine and 28 million illegal tablets (Photo: PA)
Stevenson is wanted by the NCA and Police Scotland over the seizure of approximately one tonne of cocaine and 28 million Etizolam “street valium” tablets. The cocaine was found in a shipment at the Port of Dover in September 2020 and the tablets were seized following a raid on a suspected pill factory in Kent in June 2020.
He is white, stocky and has a scar on the left side of his face. He is also wanted in connection with two suspected arson attacks in Lanarkshire and Forth Valley in May 2020. His last known address was in Rutherglen, Glasgow, and he is around 5ft 9in with grey hair. He has links to Barcelona and Alicante.
Nana Oppong is wanted over the 2020 murder of 50-year-old Robert Powell in Essex (Photo: PA)
Oppong is wanted by Essex Police over the drive-by killing of Robert Powell, 50, who was shot eight times with a 9mm pistol on June 13 2020. Oppong is described as black, athletic, and with various scars, including two circular marks above his right eye, a series of small scars on his left hand and fingers, and a scar near his navel. His last known address was in Newham, east London, and he has links to Marbella.
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The 12 men are wanted for crimes including murder, large-scale drugs trafficking and supplying firearms and ammunition.
The National Crime Agency’s Most Wanted campaign is run with independent charity CrimeStoppers, Spanish law enforcement and UK policing. Spain is one of the most popular countries for British ex-pats and the two nations have a strong law enforcement partnership.
Steve Rodhouse, director general of operations at the National Crime Agency (NCA) said: “Spain is not a safe haven. Fugitives usually continue offending while on the run and these men will be known in criminal circles wherever they are.
“The last thing the fugitives’ associates will want is the combined determination and capabilities of the UK and Spanish law enforcement focusing on them.
“Many of these fugitives will be trying to blend in to the large British communities who have made their homes in Spain, and if you are resident, you may know one of them from your town or village.”
All the 12 men featured on the campaign are believed to have links to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. The are:
Benjamin Macann, 32
Benjamin Macann is accused of being involved in drug dealing (Photo: PA)
His last known address was in Beetley in Norfolk. Macann is wanted by police in the county for allegedly being involved in a cocaine dealing gang. He is white, 5ft 10in, has blue eyes and greying hair, and suffers from asthma. He has links to Barcelona.
Jack Mayle, 30
Jack Mayle is accused of running a drugs line called the Flavour Quest in south London, and dealing in illegal substances on the dark web (Photo: PA)
He is from Croydon, south London. Mayle allegedly sold substances including class-A drug MDMA via a phone line in south London called the Flavour Quest, and on the dark web. The vegan gym regular, whose last known address was in Caterham, Surrey, is white, around 5ft 11in and muscular.
He is heavily tattooed – his neck is covered with warriors and religious figures on horses, and he has a full back tattoo. He has a diamond shape under his left eye, “Croydon” tattooed on the outside of his left forearm, and his hands are also covered in images. His left hand has the words “Money never sleeps”, “12-20” and a small heart, while his right is decorated with a design featuring an eye and hands, and the word “Littles”. On both hands he has tattoos on his fingers reading “trap star”.
Callum Halpin, 27
Callum Halpin is wanted for murder (Photo: PA)
Halpin is wanted by Greater Manchester Police for the 2018 murder of rival drug dealer Luke Graham, 31, in a turf war, and the attempted murder of Anton Verigotta. His last known address was in Beede Street, Openshaw, Manchester, and he is white, around 6ft, athletic, with a fair complexion. He may have a lazy eye. He has links to Spain and possibly Turkey.
Asim Naveed, 29
Asim Naveed is accused of smuggling millions of pounds worth of cocaine into Wales (Photo: PA)
He is accused of being the leader of a drug smuggling gang that brought 46kg of cocaine, worth nearly £8 million, into Wales between February and June 2020. His last known addresses were in Butetown and Pentwyn, Cardiff. Naveed is described as of Asian appearance, muscular, and 6ft 2ins tall. He has a surgical scar along his left wrist.
Calvin Parris, 32
Calvin Parris allegedly bought cocaine from Asim Naveed and sold it in Cardiff (Photo: PA)
Parris, who has gold upper teeth, is accused of buying cocaine from Naveed and selling it in the Welsh capital. His last known addresses were in Ely, Sully and Barry in Cardiff. He is black and around 5ft 11in tall.
John James Jones, 31
John James Jones, 31
John James Jones is wanted for allegedly stabbing two people, causing them serious injuries (Photo: PA)
He was last known to have lived in Aughton, Lancashire. He is wanted for allegedly stabbing two victims multiple times, causing serious injuries. It is thought that Jones, who is white, around 6ft, and stocky with dark hair, fled to Madrid directly after the attack, and may now be in Ibiza.
Callum Michael Allan, 23
Callum Michael Allan is wanted for various alleged offences including drug dealing, assaulting an emergency worker and dangerous driving (Photo: PA)
Allan is wanted by Northumbria Police for allegedly being involved in drug dealing as well as assaulting an emergency worker, affray and dangerous driving. His last known address was in South Shields, and he is slim, white, around 5ft 11in, with fine hair, blue eyes and a Tyneside accent. Allan has links to Alicante and Marbella.
Dean Garforth, 29
Dean Garforth, 29
Dean Garforth is accused of being part of a gang that sold drugs and guns (Photo: PA)
Garforth’s last known address was in Dingle, Liverpool, and he is wanted by Cheshire Police for allegedly being part of a crime gang that sold drugs and guns. He is accused of having used the secret phone network EncroChat, which was brought down in an international sting, to carry out his crimes.
Joshua Dillon Hendry, 30
Joshua Dillon Hendry, 30
Joshua Dillon Hendry was allegedly part of a drug trafficking gang and has separately been convicted of supplying cocaine (Photo: PA)
Hendry, from Liverpool, is accused of being part of a drug dealing gang, trafficking heroin and crack cocaine from Liverpool to Grimsby via a phone line, and has a separate 2018 conviction for conspiracy to supply cocaine, for which he was sentenced in his absence to 10 years in prison. His last known address was in Walton, Liverpool, and he is white and 6ft 2in.
Marc Francis Roberts, 28
Mark Francis Roberts is wanted over an attempted robbery (Photo: PA)
Roberts is wanted for GBH and attempted robbery in 2016. He and an accomplice allegedly threatened the victim with a knife on his driveway at 1.30am in a bungled attempt to steal his £60,000 Richard Mille watch. When the victim refused to hand it over, the pair stabbed him multiple times, leaving him with a collapsed lung and needing treatment in intensive care. Roberts, from Liverpool, cut his arm during the attack and was identified when his blood was recovered from the victim. Roberts is white, 6ft 1in and has a scar down his right leg.
James ‘Jamie’ Stevenson, 56
James Stevenson is wanted over the seizure of a tonne of cocaine and 28 million illegal tablets (Photo: PA)
Stevenson is wanted by the NCA and Police Scotland over the seizure of approximately one tonne of cocaine and 28 million Etizolam “street valium” tablets. The cocaine was found in a shipment at the Port of Dover in September 2020 and the tablets were seized following a raid on a suspected pill factory in Kent in June 2020.
He is white, stocky and has a scar on the left side of his face. He is also wanted in connection with two suspected arson attacks in Lanarkshire and Forth Valley in May 2020. His last known address was in Rutherglen, Glasgow, and he is around 5ft 9in with grey hair. He has links to Barcelona and Alicante.
Nanna Oppong, 41
Nana Oppong is wanted over the 2020 murder of 50-year-old Robert Powell in Essex (Photo: PA)
Oppong is wanted by Essex Police over the drive-by killing of Robert Powell, 50, who was shot eight times with a 9mm pistol on June 13 2020. Oppong is described as black, athletic, and with various scars, including two circular marks above his right eye, a series of small scars on his left hand and fingers, and a scar near his navel. His last known address was in Newham, east London, and he has links to Marbella.
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