CRACK BARON IS ORDERED TO COUGH UP pounds 3M; His drugs flooded UK.Byline: By Richard Elias A MILLIONAIRE gangster who supplied almost all of Scotland's crack cocaine has been ordered to hand over more than pounds 3million to the courts. Lincoln White, who claimed to be a "freelance barber", is serving a 25-year jail term for running a UK-wide drug distribution network. But he now faces a further six years behind bars unless he pays up. It has been estimated White's business was worth pounds 170million. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the National Criminal Intelligence Service, he was "one of the top five criminals operating in the UK". White imported cocaine through Panama, Guyana and Mexico, hiding the drug in shampoo shampoo a cleaning agent, usually liquid, for hair; usually consists of a detergent and perfume. Some, usually referred to as medicated shampoos, contain therapeutic substances such as parasiticides, antimicrobials, ketatolytic agents, and antiseborrheic compounds such as selenium bottles. After converting the drug into crack, his domestic couriers then supplied the whole of Britain. Aberdeen was one of his most lucrative markets, with large amounts of crack arriving there either by car or train. White's accomplices also supplied dealers in Glasgow and Dundee and are blamed for crack cocaine's increased use across the country. One police source said: "This guy was to crack supply what Ford is to car production. "His product got everywhere. Not just in the big cities like Glasgow and Aberdeen but across Scotland. "It was an extremely well-run operation which caused a major headache for the authorities The drug baron's arrest has been hailed as a victory for increased co-operation between Grampian Police Grampian Police is the police force for the north east of Scotland, covering the council areas of Aberdeenshire, City of Aberdeen and Moray (the former Grampian region). The force is headquartered in Aberdeen. , the Met in London and cops in the West Midlands West Midlands, former metropolitan county, central England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county embraced the Birmingham conurbation and comprised seven metropolitan districts: Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Birmingham, Solihull, , where White and his gang were also active. White, a Jamaican, heard that he must repay pounds 3.1million or face more time in jail at Kingston Crown Court, London, on Friday. He was convicted in April 2004 after being caught with 10.9 kilos of crack hidden in a bag - the largest such find in the UK. The other members of White's gang were sent down for a total of 103 years. White ran his drugs empire from a south London South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. Some neighbourhoods north of the Thames have South London postal codes (SW), but these neighbourhoods are classified as West or Central London. flat and maintained a modest lifestyle. Back in Jamaica, however, he lived the life of a millionaire CAPTION(S): KINGPIN: Lincoln White |
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