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Crime Lord racks up another five years custody for forged document….his lawyers breathe a sigh of relief

by | April 19, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

IN a packed courtroom, British crime lord Robert Dawes was for once not the centre of attention for the throng of black-robed lawyers sat attentively listening to proceedings on the edge of their benches. Their interest focused on their two colleagues Joseph...
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Crime lord Robert Dawes in the soup again

by | January 23, 2020 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

British crime lord Robert Dawes is under further investigation along with his French trial lawyers over a mysterious faked document used in his defence at his 2018 trial. Dawes, 48, and three of his French lawyers have been the subject of a probe into an attempt to...
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A nod to “Hoods” from the dark shadows of “Sherwood”

by | August 21, 2024 | Hoods, nottingham, Nottinghamshire, shottingham, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

SEVERAL weeks ago I opened my emails to discover a surprising note of admission from someone I had never met. The email in question had come from acclaimed writer and dramatist James Graham. He was keen to draw my attention to the second series of his...
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Crime Lord charged with 2002 murder of Dutch schoolteacher after new evidence emerges

by | August 4, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

BRITISH crime lord Robert Dawes will face a Dutch court after being charged with ordering a hit on a Dutch schoolteacher 19 years ago. Dutch prosecutors made the decision after re-opening the case and completing a three year long re-investigation of the brutal murder...
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Something for the weekend

by | July 23, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

I confess I do not come to this post as a passive observer. When reviewing Michael Gillard's new book Legacy I should declare an interest and point out that the author is a friend and colleague who I have had the honour to work with. Nevertheless, it is exactly that...
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Crime Lord to face arrest over brutal 2002 murder

by | January 8, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

British crime lord Robert Dawes, recently jailed in Paris over a 1.3 tonnes shipment of cocaine, will be quizzed by Dutch detectives over the brutal murder of school teacher Gerard Meesters. French and Dutch authorities have confirmed that a European Arrest Warrant...
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The trial of “The One” begins in Paris….expect some twists and turns

by | December 8, 2018 | drugs, organised crime, Robert dawes | 0 Comments

ONE of the UK's biggest Narcos will go on trial Monday accused of being the mastermind behind the biggest haul of cocaine seized in France. In a 70 page document, French prosecutors, backed by evidence obtained from four national law enforcement agencies, accuse...
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Dutch prosecutor confirms murder case linked to British crime lord to be re-opened

by | April 11, 2018 | drugs, murder, organised crime, Robert dawes | 0 Comments

PROSECUTORS in the Netherlands have re-opened the investigation into the murder of schoolteacher Gerard Meesters following a case review. The move follows a formal complaint made last year by the family of Mr Meesters who was gunned down on his doorstep in Groningen...
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Another brutal execution in the Dutch “Mocro Maffia” war…this time the inaction must end

by | March 29, 2018 | murder, organised crime | 0 Comments

THIS morning on an industrial estate near the NDSM shipyard in Amsterdam a 41-year-old businessman was shot dead as he prepared to interview a man for a job. The victim, Reduan Bakkali, had committed only one "crime". He happened to be the brother of 30-year-old Nabil...
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The case that may come back to haunt British crime lord Robert Dawes

by | November 25, 2017 | murder, organised crime, Robert dawes | 0 Comments

IT BEGAN 15 years ago on November 24, 2002, at about 5.30pm when a group of five men gathered in the darkness at the front door of the dimly lit suburban home of a Dutch school teacher. Four of the men waiting were Dutch nationals. The fifth man who stood at the front...
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