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[paddy 17]

Baron 'gave Toon stars coke'

 

 

 

Claim ... innocent Keegan and Shearer 'met Mendez'

 

 

 

 

 

By ROBIN PERRIE

June 21, 2007

 

AN undercover cop told yesterday how his year-long investigation uncovered claims that a drug boss supplied some Newcastle United players with cocaine.

 

The officer, identified only as Vinnie, said he infiltrated gangs in the North East and learned they were forging links with Colombian gangs based in London.

 

He also heard an allegation that former Toon striker Tino Asprilla — a Colombian international — was involved in supplying drugs.

 

Vinnie said he became a close contact of “ruthless” gang leader George Younes, 51.

 

He introduced him to drug barons including Alan Fisher, 53 — jailed for six years last summer for conspiracy to supply cocaine. Vinnie recalled: “Younes said Fisher supplied the top Newcastle footballers and businessmen with cocaine.”

 

Younes tried to boost trade by buying top quality cocaine from the London gangs. He and Vinnie met two Colombians outside Clapham Tube station, south west London, when more cocaine was bought. A further kilo changed hands three days later for £30,000.

 

 

 

 

 

Police swooped. Newcastle Crown Court heard Colombian Osmiro Mendez, 38, was accused of being the link man.

 

When officers searched his home in Consett, Co Durham, they found a picture of him by a swimming pool with Asprilla and a Colombian police chief — all three holding assault rifles.

 

Mendez said he was a close pal of Asprilla, 37, a Newcastle star from 1996 to 1998. He added through an interpreter: “I was going to training sessions. I was very friendly with all the players including Alan Shearer and the trainer Kevin Keegan.”

 

There was no suggestion Shearer or Keegan had any drug link.

 

Mendez denied conspiracy to supply class A drugs and was cleared after a nine-week trial.

 

Younes, of Killingworth, North Tyneside, was jailed for 17 years for offences including supplying and conspiracy to supply cocaine.

 

Judge Michael Cartlidge told him: “You are the most devious, deceitful, dishonest, greedy, selfish, ruthless person I have come across in a long time.”

 

The court heard Italian restaurateur Franco Pizzuti, now jailed for drugs offences, had said Asprilla was involved — but there was no evidence. And no names of the Newcastle footballers alleged to have been supplied by Fisher were given in court.

[sweetleftpeg 0]

Tino did drugs? Shirley you jest.

[paddy 17]

no! t'is true i tell you

[AmericanMag 0]

You know this is true... anyone getting a picture holding an assault rifle is either in the military or a drug dealer...

[Ketsbaia 0]

Must've took one hell of a line before that Barca game.

[Kid Dynamite 7330]

If rumours are true then one of our current squad was also a big fan of the white stuff and still is

[Ketsbaia 0]

If rumours are true then one of our current squad was also a big fan of the white stuff and still is

 

Is it who we all think?

[sweetleftpeg 0]

If rumours are true then one of our current squad was also a big fan of the white stuff and still is

 

That's dire if true.