Meet 12 of Britain’s most wanted fugitives thought to be hiding in Spain – including drive-by suspect & ‘drug kingpins’
THESE are 12 of Britain’s most wanted fugitives who are thought to be hiding out in Spain to avoid being tracked down by cops.
The offenders – all men – are being hunted by police over major crimes including a drive-by shooting and a huge drug-dealing operation.
Their mugshots have been released by the National Crime Agency, who hope to snare the suspects after catching 86 fugitives during a previous campaign.
Among those at the centre of the manhunt is Callum Halpin, 27, who is wanted by Greater Manchester Poice over the murder of drug dealer Luke Graham, 31, and the attempted murder of Anton Verigotta.
Graham, a dad-of-two, was ambushed and shot dead in a drugs turf war in broad daylight on a street in Ashton-under-Lyne as children played nearby in June 2018.
In July 2019, five men were jailed over the execution.
Steve Rodhouse, the NCA’s Director General of Operations, has warned fugitives that Spain “is not a safe haven”.
“We have a brilliant relationship with the country’s various law enforcement agencies and work together daily to protect the public,” he added.
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“With 86 offenders arrested in our last fugitives campaign, criminals know we will never give up and we’re never far behind them.
“Our Spanish partners were crucial to many of those arrests, and in 2021 arrested and returned more than 25 wanted UK fugitives.
“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.
“Loyalties change over time and we urge anyone with information about these men to help us find them.”
The campaign, being run by the NCA alongside CrimeStoppers, Spanish law enforcement and UK police, is hunting for the following 12 men:
Benjamin Macann
Benjamin Macann is wanted by police in Norfolk over his alleged involvement in the supply of multiple kilograms of cocaine.
It’s alleged he and accomplices used encrypted handsets in the reported operation in 2020.
The 32-year-old has links to Barcelona.
Jack Mayle
Heavily tattooed Jack Mayle is wanted on suspicion of supplying class A drug MDMA and other drugs.
The 30-year-old is suspected of running a drug line in south London and allegedly worked with a dark web drugs supplier.
When he fled, Mayle – who is from Croydon in south London – had a tattooed neck, a diamond tattoo under his left eye and ‘Croydon’ inked on the outside of his left forearm.
Cops say he may have tried to alter his appearance and is known to carry weapons.
Callum Halpin
Callum Halpin is wanted in connection with the murder of Luke Graham and the attempted murder of Anton Verigotta.
The 27-year-old was allegedly one of three men who drove to the attack site and took part in the murder.
According to police, he has links to Spain and potentially Turkey.
Asim Naveed
Asim Naveed is suspected of having a leading role in a highly organised crime group (OCG) that trafficked 46 kilos of cocaine into Wales between February and June 2020 – worth almost £8million.
The 29-year-old allegedly used encrypted communication platform EncroChat, acquiring large quantities of cocaine from upstream suppliers.
Cops say he has links to mainland Spain.
Calvin Parris
Calvin Parris, who has gold upper teeth, is accused of being a customer of Naveed’s OCG.
The 32-year-old allegedly bought cocaine from them to sell on within Cardiff using an Encro phone to strike deals with the group.
He has links to Spain, police say.
John James Jones
John James Jones is wanted by Lancashire Police for allegedly wounding with intent in 2018.
He and a co-accused allegedly assaulted two people by stabbing them numerous times with a knife causing serious injuries.
According to the NCA, it is believed the 31-year-old fled the UK in the immediate aftermath.
There is information to show he stayed at a hotel in Madrid the night after the stabbings but left rapidly the next morning. Cops say he has possible links to Ibiza.
Callum Allan
Callum Allan is accused of 12 alleged offences by Northumbria Police – including supplying class A drugs.
On June 11 2019, police raided a house suspected to be used for drugs deals
Allan fled and assaulted two officers who restrained him.
He was in possession of 113.29 grams of heroin. Allan was charged and appeared at court in April 2020 where he was given unconditional bail and failed to return.
The 32-year-old has links to Alicante and Marbella.
Dean Garforth
Dean Garforth is being hunted by Cheshire Police over his alleged involvement in a well-established organised crime group supplying significant quantities of cocaine and cannabis, as well as in trading firearms and ammunition.
It is alleged the 29-year-old used the now-defunct encrypted comms platform EncroChat to facilitate these offences in and around northwest England and that his OCG also adulterated the drugs before moving them on.
Garforth was allegedly involved in the operation between March and July 2020.
Joshua Dillon Hendry
Joshua Dillon Hendry is accused of being a member of a Liverpool OCG as well as conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
It is alleged he trafficked heroin and crack cocaine from Liverpool to Grimsby for onward distribution.
His mother and brother were convicted as part of the conspiracy.
Hendry, 30, is also wanted over a separate drugs conspiracy to supply cocaine in May 2018 for which he was sentenced in his absence to 10 years’ imprisonment in March 2019.
Mark Francis Roberts
Mark Francis Roberts is wanted for grievous bodily harm and attempted robbery of a man’s £60,000 Richard Mille watch.
The victim was attacked by two men with a blade at around 1.30am on 30 September 2016 after he parked his car on his home driveway.
After refusing to surrender his watch, the victim was so badly injured he suffered life-threatening injuries and was treated in a critical care unit for puncture wounds, a collapsed lung and many lacerations.
The victim heard one of the attackers say he’d cut himself in the attack, and Roberts’s blood was later identified at the scene.
He has links to Scotland as well as Spain.
James Stevenson
James Stevenson is wanted on suspicion of a range of offences including supplying class A and class C drugs.
The National Crime Agency and Police Scotland want to speak with the 56-year-old in connection with multiple offences relating to organised crime in Scotland and the wider UK.
This includes in relation to the seizure of approximately one tonne of cocaine found within a shipment of unaccompanied freight arriving at the Port of Dover in September 2020, and in relation to the production and supply of approximately 28 million Etizolam ‘street valium’ tablets, seized following a raid on a suspected pill factory in Kent in June 2020.
He is also wanted in connection with two suspected wilful fire-raising attacks on properties in the Lanarkshire and Forth Valley areas in May 2020.
Stevenson has links to Barcelona and Alicante.
Nana Oppong
Nana Oppong is being hunted by Essex Police in connection with the murder of Robert Powell.
The 41-year-old allegedly drove to a party where Powell was present and shot him eight times with a 9mm pistol on June 13, 2020.
Oppong and Powell allegedly belonged to rival criminal networks.
He has links to Marbella.
Anyone with information about any of the men is urged to call CrimeStoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Callers in Spain should call the freephone Spanish number 900 926 111, which will be answered by CrimeStoppers in the UK – using translation if required.