![]() ![]() He admitted the authorities are "looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack" when investigating the smuggling of weapons into the country but he said that the sharing of intelligence gives the best chance of trying to combat the use of the weapons. "That doesn't mean that we should be complacent, but I wouldn't want to start creating widespread panic either." "The use of firearms on the streets of the UK is is very, very low compared to other countries. "I think that's hugely attractive to the criminals, but extremely worrying to the police and to communities."ĪCC Mark Kameen from Merseyside Police says the Skorpion is a 'frightening addition' in the fight against serious and organised crimeīeautician Elle has been described as a 'bright star' by those closest to her. "The whole use of military-grade weapons on the streets in the UK creates a creates an image of fear, creates an image of dominance, creates a sort of violent image. He added that more dangerous weapons are being used on the streets. "I would find that incongruous and difficult to marry that up with the the facts."ĭr Ditcham said a lot of organised crime is linked to drugs with criminals using increased violence in turf wars to gain control of the trade. "This is serious weaponry and used by career criminals and organised criminals as well, not local street-level drug dealers. He said the weapon shows it was unlikely that Chapman's claims that he was a low-level drug dealer and not part of an organised crime group were true. ![]() ![]() It is a familiar scenario to Dr Ditcham the former detective chief inspector now works for the Royal United Services Institute, an independent think tank which researches security issues including organised crime. Police officers on duty at the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village on Christmas Day. ![]()
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