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IOL News
3 days ago
- IOL News
Accused hitman requests to share cell with fellow inmates due to depressive solitary confinement
Abubaker Adams, left, with Shireen Matthews in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court. Image: Independent Newspapers The alleged hitman accused of murder inside the Wynberg Magistrate's Court says a single cell is too 'depressive' and wants to move back in with other inmates at Pollsmoor Prison. Abubaker Adams is one of the five accused, along with Shireen Matthews, Brian Booysen, Wanay Farao and Vuyisani Zengetha, charged with the premeditated murder of Dingalomoya Chintso on April 7. The five were back in court on Thursday, where they allegedly executed the hit on Chintso on the fourth floor of the same building. The accused face charges in terms of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA) for aiding and abetting criminal gang activities in association with the Junky Funky Kidz (JFK) gang, premeditated murder, and the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. The court was expected to start with the bail applications of the accused. However, Adams's legal representation, attorney Kevin van Vught, asked the court to make provisions with the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) to have his client placed in a communal cell. Van Vught said: 'On the last occasion at court [Adams] was injured at court and apparently fell down the stairs. The situation was so bad that an ambulance was summoned and he had to be taken to hospital, but was not taken. He received no medical treatment at hospital, however, he was placed in a single cell and unfortunately he finds the solitary confinement extremely depressive and is having a consultation with a psychologist [today:Fri].' Shireen (far left) and Wanay (far right) to apply for bail. Image: Kim Swartz Get your news on the go, click here to join the Cape Argus News WhatsApp channel. The magistrate said that most inmates want to be in a single cell, however, Adams wants to be where it is populated. The magistrate said that she can only order that DCS checks on him at the Pollsmoor hospital as the court has no powers to instruct DCS on where to keep inmates in a prison. Meanwhile, the court only heard that Matthews, the alleged mastermind, and Farao, the alleged firearm smuggler, would apply for bail. The case was postponed to June 6. Cape Argus
Wales Online
15-05-2025
- Wales Online
Teenage drug dealer found with £12,000 worth of amphetamines to pay back £8,000
Teenage drug dealer found with £12,000 worth of amphetamines to pay back £8,000 Joseph Tucker, 19, was raided by police at his home and was also found in possession of 27g of cannabis, £2,000 in cash and a fake Rolex watch Joseph Tucker, 19, was found in possession of up to £12,000 worth of amphetamine when police raided his Newport home (Image: Gwent Police ) A teenage drug dealer who was found in possession of up to £12,000 worth of amphetamine when police raided his home has been ordered to pay back £8,000. He was found to have benefited from the drug enterprise by £16,000. Joseph Tucker, 19, was visited by police who conducted a search warrant at his home in Newport on September 20 last year. In the defendant's bedroom was a Nike shoulder bag which contained four bags of amphetamine which amounted to 1.2kg. Police also found 27g of cannabis, £2,000 in cash and a fake Rolex watch. For the latest court reports sign up to our crime newsletter. There was also a small amount of cocaine which the defendant claimed was for his own personal use. The amphetamine had a street value between £6,000 and £12,000, and a wholesale value between £1,300 and £3,700. The cash was discovered after Tucker threw it over a wall, hoping it wouldn't be discovered. Article continues below Tucker, of Windsor Road, later pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class B drugs, possession of class B drugs and possession of criminal property. He had one previous conviction for possession with intent to supply amphetamine. The wholesale value of the amphetamine involved in the two prosecutions was worth between £1,690 and £3,350. The defendant was sentenced to 22 months detention in a young offenders' institute. A Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday heard Tucker benefited to the tune of £16,639 as a result of his offending. But the court heard he only has assets worth £7,950. Article continues below Judge Shomon Khan ordered the defendant to pay that sum within 28 days. If he fails to do this he will serve an additional four months imprisonment in default.
Wales Online
15-05-2025
- Wales Online
Drug courier posing as carer transported drugs from London to Wales
Drug courier posing as carer transported drugs from London to Wales Carla Trace, 44, was found to have benefited by £10,000 after driving to London to pick up 5kg of cocaine before transporting it back to Wales. Carla Trace, 43, of Cardiff, picked up 5kg of cocaine from London and drove it back to Wales. (Image: South Wales Police ) A drugs courier who transported 5kg of cocaine to Wales while wearing a carer uniform during the Covid pandemic has been ordered to pay back just £1 after benefiting from by £10,000. She drove to London and back in order to pick up the class A drugs before stopping at an address in Cardiff. Carla Trace, 44, drove a hired Nissan Juke to London on April 5, 2020 to pick up 5kg of cocaine before stopping at an address in Fairwater. She was later arrested on April 23. The defendant was a member of an organised crime gang (OCG) run by Luke Mattan, 36, and his number two Saswall Abdullah, 27. For the latest court reports sign up to our crime newsletter. Both men were involved in the supply of 12kg of cocaine. They were also involved with Joseph Thomas-Mullen, 49, a member of an Liverpool OCG based in south Wales who would collect debt money from Mattan on behalf of an upstream supplier. Luke Mattan, 35, of Cardiff, was involved in the supply of 12kg of cocaine. (Image: South Wales Police ) In April 2020 an arrangement was made for Luke Mattan to purchase 5kg of cocaine for £195,000 from Thomas-Mullen and the upstream supplier. Article continues below Mattan was also given two keyworker certificates to be used by his couriers, including Trace, in case they should be stopped by the police during the Covid-19 lockdown. Luke Mattan was arrested on June 17, 2020, Thomas-Mullen on July 17, 2020 at Cardiff Airport upon returning from Malaga, and Abdullah on July 22, 2020. Luke Mattan's siblings, Kirsty Mattan, 34, and Jordan Mattan, 32, were also involved in the enterprise as couriers. Saswal Abdullah (Image: South Wales Police ) In April 2020, Kirsty Mattan collected £14,480 on behalf of her brother. She also acted as a courier by delivering money and a gram of cocaine to Thomas-Mullen. Trace, of Clos Y Faenor, Danescourt, Cardiff, was found guilty of conspiracy to supply class A drugs following a trial. She was sentenced to seven years imprisonment at a sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court last year. At a Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) hearing on Wednesday heard Trace benefited to the tune of £10,000 as a result of her offending but has no available assets. Article continues below Judge Shomon Khan ordered the defendant to pay a nominal sum of £1 within three months or serve an additional seven days imprisonment in default.
BBC News
14-05-2025
- BBC News
Bookkeeper jailed for 185k fraud from Oxfordshire farm
A bookkeeper has been jailed after fraudulently transferring more than £185,000 into her personal and business accounts over a seven-year Burborough, 58, of Bicester Road in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, worked at a farm near Great Haseley, Oxfordshire, between June 2016 and January 2023, and made the transfers after the death of the was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison at Oxford Crown Court on pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by abuse of position on 4 June 2024 at Oxford Magistrates' Court. During the investigation, Thames Valley Police obtained a pre-charge restraint against Burborough. It meant the proceeds from a house sale, that had been undertaken at the time of her arrest, was held back from her until the trial concluded. During the sentencing hearing, the judge concluded that a full proceeds of crimes hearing (POCA) would take place, the force officer Det Con Ross Fleming said the force was "keeping an open mind about the potential for other victims".He appealed to anyone who felt they might be a victim to get in touch. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Wales Online
10-05-2025
- Wales Online
Drug dealer filmed boasting about cash not laughing now as he gets £2,380 bill
Drug dealer filmed boasting about cash not laughing now as he gets £2,380 bill Iestyn Raven applied for benefits and claimed he was 'struggling for money' despite making thousands of pounds from crime A drug dealer who was caught boasting about cash he'd made while telling a call handler for a universal credit application he was "struggling for money" has been ordered to pay back more than £2,000. He was found to have benefited by more than £3,500 as a result of his offending. Iestyn Raven, 24, was also found in possession of zombie knives which were found at his home and £1,000 worth of cocaine was discovered when police visited his girlfriend's house. The defendant was identified by police who were investigating a drugs line called the Ronnie and Reggie line, named after the Kray twins, after CCTV footage was retrieved of him topping up credit on the mobile. For the latest court reports sign up to our crime newsletter. Iestyn Raven (Image: South Wales Police ) The phone had been used to send out "text bombs" to customers and was used to arrange deliveries. A 17-year-old boy who used the line was arrested on July 2 last year. Article continues below Messages were discovered between him and the defendant who was giving him instructions about dealing. Raven was arrested in a car on September 30 and his girlfriend's address in Barry, where he lived, was the subject of a raid. A search of the address resulted in the discovery of 30g of cocaine which had a value of £1,160. A phone connected to the drugs line and £2,110 was also seized. The defendant's address in Plymouth Road was also searched and a number of zombie knives and items of designer clothing were seized. On the phone a video was discovered of the defendant speaking on the phone to someone about his application for universal dredit. During the conversation he held a wad of cash up to his ear, pretending it's a phone, and said: "I am struggling I am for money right now." Raven later pleaded guilty to supplying a controlled drug of Class A and possession of criminal property. He was sentenced to 40 months imprisonment at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court earlier this year. A Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) hearing at Newport Crown Court heard Raven benefited to the tune of £3,570 as a result of his offending but he only has assets worth £2,380. Article continues below Judge Daniel Williams ordered the defendant to pay that sum within three months or serve an additional two months imprisonment in default.
