Police copied a tactic used by terrorists and criminals to smash their way into the luxury home of the suspected boss of a large crime syndicate yesterday, writes Sean O'Neill.
Officers used a mechanical digger in a dawn raid to knock down the fortified perimeter walls around the home in West London of a man alleged to be the kingpin of a £100 million cocaine empire. A 40-year-old man and his son were arrested and vehicles, including a Porsche four-wheel drive and two Mercedes saloons were seized.
full story: timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3362868.ece
Officers used a mechanical digger in a dawn raid to knock down the fortified perimeter walls around the home in West London of a man alleged to be the kingpin of a £100 million cocaine empire. A 40-year-old man and his son were arrested and vehicles, including a Porsche four-wheel drive and two Mercedes saloons were seized.
full story: timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3362868.ece