Vrijdag 6 december 2013 15:58 uur
Does Rotterdam
Drugs
Ontvang updates voor Zevenkamp
Rotterdam - Op verzoek van:National Crime Agency:
A suspected drug trafficker who featured in the Operation Captura ‘unlucky thirteen’ campaign has been arrested in The Netherlands.
Ian Stanton, aged 42, from Liverpool, was captured at a house in Rotterdam recently by a team of officers from the Dutch Police.
Stanton, who is wanted by the National Crime Agency, is
allegedly involved in a conspiracy to supply more than 400 kilos of cocaine. The
drugs were found in May 2013 at Tilbury Docks hidden in a container of frozen
Argentinean beef.
A search of the house resulted in the recovery of over 20,000
Euros, a drug press and a number of mobile phones.
Extradition proceedings are now underway.
Hank Cole, Head of International Operations at the NCA, said:
"This arrest is a result of close working with the Dutch authorities. Stanton
thought he could evade capture by fleeing overseas but there is no safe hiding
place. The NCA and its partners will pursue criminals relentlessly wherever they
are."
Stanton’s arrest on Friday 29 November means 56 from the 76
wanted individuals appealed for since Operation Captura was launched have now
been caught.
Lord Ashcroft, KCMG PC, Founder and Chairman of Trustees for
Crimestoppers, said: "To achieve three arrests inside the first month of this
latest appeal is a staggering result and I could not be more proud of the work
that has been carried out by the agencies involved.
"With just 20 individuals now wanted as part of this project, I
hope that people will see that this campaign does make a difference and it will
encourage them to contact Crimestoppers anonymously if they have any information
on the whereabouts of those still at large. Together, we can bring them to
justice."
Bekijk al het lokale nieuws van Zevenkamp