UK gangster Stephen Dunford jailed for life over shooting of 12-year-old bystander

Gangster Stephen Dunford has spent 261 days in custody since his arrest but he woke up today knowing he will spend the next 19 years behind bars. He fired a gun with the intention of killing another man over a drug war in Sheffield on January 12. The child survived. Dunford penned a gloating rap about the shooting, reciting it in a phone call from prison. The judge wasn't impressed. "I have not the slightest doubt that you are an exceptionally dangerous man."

Co-accused Brandon Bailey, 26, was jailed for 126 months.

Hitman Ahmed Ismail tries to kill man carrying baby - Fail

Ahmed Ismail was charged with attempted murder after a brazen daylight shooting in Vancouver that targeted a man carrying a baby. He was hit and injured, the infant unharmed. Ismail is on the run from a first degree murder charge in Toronto. Ezekiel Agyemang, 16, died June 30.

Kelowna HA Christiansen found dead - Update

Cops are looking for the owner of a pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run crash last month that killed HA Mike 'Speedy' Christiansen. His body and wrecked motorcycle was found at the side of the road on Sept. 21. Investigators believe that Christiansen was hit during the afternoon hours of Sept. 18. He was struck by a pickup truck which fled the scene. The RCMP says they recovered the pickup believed to be involved and want to speak with the registered owner.

Michael “Speedy” Christiansen was found dead on Monday morning (Sept. 21) near Ruby Creek on Highway 7. Investigators believe a collision occurred sometime over the weekend between Sept. 18 and Sept. 20. Christiansen was one of the founding member of the Kelowna chapter.

Party girl Belovukovic's drink spiked, not

It was her second drug offense.

Junior tennis star Monique Belovukovic, 21, tested positive for cocaine when cops pulled over her black Mercedes G-Class in Sydney. She claimed her drink was spiked. She later admitted the crime and was slapped with a driving ban and $500 fine.

Belovukovic is best known for staggering out of a nightclub with Nick Kyrgios at 3am after he pulled out of Wimbledon in 2017. 'I allowed myself to be in the company of individuals I would not normally associate with,' she wrote to the judge. 'This resulted in me making poor choices and exceeding my usual boundaries.' The former teen tennis prodigy fizzled at the pro level.

Netherlands Hells Angels argue against ban - 'dubious websites'

The court in Utrecht banned the club last year. Lawyer Geert-Jan Knoops told the court in Arnhem that the state is wrongfully portraying the Hells Angels as a criminal organization. They use a strategy which relies on "tabloids from the gossip press and obscure, dubious websites". Bikers roundly denounced the 'smear campaign.'

The Public Prosecution Service mapped out 1,500 incidents (worldwide) that support the argument for the ban: the Hells Angels MC are not an association for tough freedom lovers, their's is a criminal culture of violence that is a danger to society.

Cai Changpan escapes death penalty with a screwdriver

A Chinese drug trafficker facing a death sentence in Indonesia has escaped from prison using the tunnel he dug. Cai Changpan, also known as Cai Ji Fan, broke out of the prison located in the Tangerang area on the outskirts of Jakarta on Sept. 14. He fashioned a narrow tunnel through the sewage system. Cai Changpan was put on death row in 2017 for smuggling 135 kg (298 pounds) of methamphetamine. It was his second escape from the prison. He was busted 3 days after his first attempt.

John Gotti III returns to action - update

Gotti is the grandson of boss John Gotti. He is 5-0 after a unanimous decision over Marcos Lloreda.

"I embrace my name. I’m proud of my name and I’m gonna do the best I can to represent my name so my sons, my grandsons, can walk proudly. I’ll walk through fire with my name. I’ll go to war for my name. I’m proud of it.” Gotti III will appear October 14th.

UK arms dealer 'El Gringo' busted

Anthony David Schethtman, 'El Gringo' has been arrested in Brazil for supplying bombs used by gangs to blow up banks. Wire taps revealed he was regularly delivering drugs, bombs and weapons to Rio de Janeiro. He was arrested in Rio where he was found driving a stolen car with fake plates. Schethtman worked with the gang Comando Vermelho. The gang controls large parts of Rio de Janeiro.

HA Nicholas Lusson dead after bar fight with Mongols - update

Members of both gangs arrived in large numbers after Lusson's killing. Lafayette police had every cop in the city at the location.

Colton Mitchell won't be charged for killing HA Nicholas Lusson during an Aug. 15 fight between rival motorcycle gangs. "The actions taken by Colton Mitchell were a proper exercise of his right of self-defense and defense of others; and therefore, his actions were legally justified under the law." Mitchell stabbed Lusson after Lusson hit Mitchell in the head with a piece of metal during a bar fight between Hells Angels and Mongols. Lusson died in the parking lot.

A bar fight in Lafayette killed one biker and injured three. Mongols Colton Mitchell and Brandon Wilcox stepped outside the Big League Sports Bar & Grill. They were confronted by a group of HA. Cops say Nicholas Lusson first attacked Colton Mitchell by hitting him in the head with a metal object.

Mitchell stabbed Lusson in the chest, killing him.

Mitchell was taken to hospital with 2 others for treatment. HA Jason Hathaway, 43, attacked a bouncer using brass knuckles. HA Brandon Johnson, 25, pointed a firearm. Both were charged.

NZ gangster John Wharemako Gillies

Notorious NZ criminal John Wharemako Gillies brightened his appearance after $4,500 of taxpayer-funded laser surgery to remove a Mongrel Mob tattoo from his left cheek. It took 15 sessions to have the "Mongrel Mob Forever" tattoo removed while in prison. Gillies was convicted of assaulting two policemen and supplying Class A drugs in 2005. He had been out of jail for months after serving 10 years for stabbing a police sergeant with a screwdriver in 1993. Gillies was released from his 12th jail term in 2017 and told the parole board he intended to make a "fresh start". That is the last news from Mr. John Wharemako Gillies, so far.

Drug dealer Shakir Mosi Smith accused of killing informant

Shakir Mosi Smith

Shakir Mosi Smith, 43, is standing trial in a Cambria County PA court on charges of first-degree murder in connection with the killing of Carol Ashcom, 30. Smith had Ashcom killed because her cooperation with law enforcement was key to the drug case against him, argued prosecutors. “She made a mistake that cost her her life.” Ashcom agreed to become an informant after she was busted selling drugs in April 2014. Smith was arrested on drug charges six weeks later.

Ashcom was found shot to death on March 11, 2015.

Fraudster Ali Reza Serri whacked

An informant went to police in California about Serri’s plot to install a skimmer in an ATM located at Madame Toussauds Wax Museum in Hollywood.

Ali Reza Serri, 43, was killed and an associate wounded on Sept. 30 in Vancouver. Serri was on probation for fraud, mail theft and other charges for targeting empty homes in the British Properties in an elaborate fraud. The career scammer was convicted of fraud-related charges in California in 2011 and sentenced to 21 months. Serri possessed a device to install in bank machines to skim credit and debit cards.

Rapper troll shooting in Sydney - 'Big Kash' shot by 'Masi Rooc'

Sydney rapper John 'Big Kash' Lavulo has revealed his feud with fellow rapper Thomas 'Masi Rooc' Vandermade, 29, was about music and began on Instagram. He was shot as he drove his Mercedes out of his apartment. Vandermade was charged with shooting with intent to murder. Lavulo was shot in the shoulder and forearm. He admits to trolling Vandermade on social media before the shooting. Lavulo managed to escape in his car and drive himself to a nearby hospital. Publicity from the event has helped boost Big Kash's brand and social media following.

Thomas 'Masi Rooc' Vandermade

Cocaine, meth and pot prices skyrocket in Miami

Six months after coronavirus restrictions began, the prices of illegal drugs have soared thanks to lower supplies. Prices of cocaine, heroin and meth have increased between 20 and 50%. Cops point to restrictions on the U.S.-Mexico border. Reduced air travel between South Florida and South America has also affected supplies, as has the complete shutdown of the state’s cruise industry. The “supply side shock” is being felt in cocaine prices where it now costs $25k to $28k per kilo, up more than 20%.

Cartels have been forced to rely on different tactics. They used to send a steady flow of smaller shipments, but because of restrictions, they’re relying on bigger shipments. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data, there were 37,380 seizures of cocaine in the first 11 months of the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. That’s far from the 89,207 seizures of cocaine in the previous year. Seizures at U.S. airports and seaports are also down.

In Florida in the past three months alone, there have been 20 cases of cocaine or pot washing up on shore.

Indian Gangster Santosh Shahikant Ambekar in chit again

Santosh Shahikant Ambekar

Dreaded gangster Santosh Shahikant Ambekar and five of his cronies have been booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act for land fraud. Several properties of Santosh Ambekar have been razed to the ground. A four-storey building located at Darodkar Square off Central Avenue, a hot property market of the city, was pulled down. The building was constructed in violation of building by-laws.

Ambaker is dubbed the largest don of Nagpur. The notorious gangster has had many charges filed. Most recently he dodged murder charges.

HA Martin Robert loses driver's license

Martin Robert, one of the most influential members of the HA in Quebec, has lost his driver’s license for a week after being caught for the third time on a cell phone while driving. He faces $1,500 in fines and 5 demerit points. The HA boss was northbound on Highway 15 near Mirabel when the Sûreté du Québec intercepted him. He was alone in the white Volvo registered in the name of his spouse, Annie Arbic. Martin Robert is one of the rare Quebec Hells Angels to hold the special status of 'World' member.

The senior biker also had to find a way to get home as cops had the Volvo towed away.

During Operation SharQc he dodged the cops in Mexico. He was captured nine months later in a Cancun nightclub.