sempuki Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 From The Sun: Baron 'gave Toon stars coke' By ROBIN PERRIE June 21, 2007 AN undercover cop told yesterday how his year-long investigation uncovered claims that a drug boss supplied some Newcastle United players with cocaine. The officer, identified only as Vinnie, said he infiltrated gangs in the North East and learned they were forging links with Colombian gangs based in London. He also heard an allegation that former Toon striker Tino Asprilla — a Colombian international — was involved in supplying drugs. Vinnie said he became a close contact of “ruthless” gang leader George Younes, 51. He introduced him to drug barons including Alan Fisher, 53 — jailed for six years last summer for conspiracy to supply cocaine. Vinnie recalled: “Younes said Fisher supplied the top Newcastle footballers and businessmen with cocaine.” Younes tried to boost trade by buying top quality cocaine from the London gangs. He and Vinnie met two Colombians outside Clapham Tube station, south west London, when more cocaine was bought. A further kilo changed hands three days later for £30,000. Police swooped. Newcastle Crown Court heard Colombian Osmiro Mendez, 38, was accused of being the link man. When officers searched his home in Consett, Co Durham, they found a picture of him by a swimming pool with Asprilla and a Colombian police chief — all three holding assault rifles. Mendez said he was a close pal of Asprilla, 37, a Newcastle star from 1996 to 1998. He added through an interpreter: “I was going to training sessions. I was very friendly with all the players including Alan Shearer and the trainer Kevin Keegan.” There was no suggestion Shearer or Keegan had any drug link. Mendez denied conspiracy to supply class A drugs and was cleared after a nine-week trial. Younes, of Killingworth, North Tyneside, was jailed for 17 years for offences including supplying and conspiracy to supply cocaine. Judge Michael Cartlidge told him: “You are the most devious, deceitful, dishonest, greedy, selfish, ruthless person I have come across in a long time.” The court heard Italian restaurateur Franco Pizzuti, now jailed for drugs offences, had said Asprilla was involved — but there was no evidence. And no names of the Newcastle footballers alleged to have been supplied by Fisher were given in court. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offshore Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Football stars taking drugs is a bigger story/bust than a so-called drug baron.......if he had any proof he'd have shopped them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hagler Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 drug baron living in the garths killingworth....who would of thought Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elbee909 Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Ah, so the dirty foreigner Tino was involved - NO EVIDENCE THOUGH - while there's no suggestion upstanding Englishmen Shearer and Keegan were involved. Despite there being exactly the same amount of evidence where they were concerned. Hmm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Invicta_Toon Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Ah, so the dirty foreigner Tino was involved - NO EVIDENCE THOUGH - while there's no suggestion upstanding Englishmen Shearer and Keegan were involved. Despite there being exactly the same amount of evidence where they were concerned. Hmm. ' wtf are you on about? 'I was friendly with Shearer/Keegan' is hardly the same as 'Tino was involved in supplying drugs' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Luque Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 thought it said "Barton" there for a minute... What a first impression that would be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest graemeh72 Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I doubt Tino would be involved in the "supply" ...he'd have it all himself ...... maybe...possibly....like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Not one shred of evidence supporting the allegation that top toon players were given cocaine by 'the baron' I notice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Invicta_Toon Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I have heard that you can get off prison sentences if you lie and implicate footballers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest graemeh72 Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Not one shred of evidence supporting the allegation that top toon players were given cocaine by 'the baron' I notice Good lawyer, going by the judges comment Judge Michael Cartlidge told him: “You are the most devious, deceitful, dishonest, greedy, selfish, ruthless person I have come across in a long time.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Not one shred of evidence supporting the allegation that top toon players were given cocaine by 'the baron' I notice Good lawyer, going by the judges comment Judge Michael Cartlidge told him: “You are the most devious, deceitful, dishonest, greedy, selfish, ruthless person I have come across in a long time.” Please stop going off topic. There's already a thread about Souness Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 This post ^^^ SFX: lawyers, rattling sabres ^^^ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gemmill Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 They must have been raking it in if one of them was living in Killingworth and the other was living in Consett. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 You're just trying to make Bramble not look so bad! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Complete non-story tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Invicta_Toon Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 winners don't do drugs well, sounds like there might be something in it then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Complete non-story tbh. Exactly. And accusing loads of players of being on drugs on a public forum is amazingly fucking stupid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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