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South east antrim uda The one-time crime boss and leader of South East Antrim UDA is known to be desperate to quit the organised crime gang ever since he was forced to stand down as brigadier. The organised crime gang oversees a highly lucrative drug-running operation which has made Fisher and other senior leadership figures very wealthy men. THIS is the man described in court today as the commander of South East Antrim UDA. The gang is believed to have been responsible for three recent murders, including the feud South East Antrim UDA (SEA UDA) have “hi-jacked” loyalist anger over the Northern Ireland protocol and the Bobby Storey funeral to hit back at police over the recent arrests of their own "What happened just over a week ago was a number of members of the South East Antrim UDA were expelled and therefore the tensions that existed between these two groups had managed to keep a lid on Some of the South East Antrim UDA's sex offenders. South East Antrim UDA has launched an organised crime takeover bid in Carrick. The two men – aged 45 and 40 – were arrested A SOUTH East Antrim (SEA) UDA drugs boss could face another spell behind bars just weeks after being freed from jail. Andre Khalef Shoukri was born in 1977, the son of a Coptic Christian Egyptian father and a Northern Irish mother. In July 2003 he received a two-year prison sentence for unlawful possession of a gun and Veteran loyalist Gary Fisher has been stood down as leader of the South East Antrim (SEA) UDA — Northern Ireland’s biggest crime cartel — as he fights for his life in hospital. A surveillance operation targeting the South East Antrim UDA recorded suspects in alleged conversation about the supply of drugs, a court heard today. It is widely accepted members of South East Antrim (SEA) carried out the South East Antrim (SEA) UDA leaders are preparing to issue a statement rejecting criminality in a bid to get the PSNI off their backs. The men are due to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Thursday. The policeman, who was inside with his wife and daughter, was not injured. Tue 18 Jul 2023 at 16:00. it controls crime territory from Larne to north Belfast, taking in parts of Ballymena and Antrim. From the 1990s until his shooting death in 2003 by rival associates, Gregg served as brigadier of the UDA’s South East The police said there was no disorder but the men, some carrying ladders, removed South East Antrim UDA signage from the gables of houses before leaving. Sunday Life Investigations. Monday, 3 February 2025 Newsletters The NCA said it was likely bought with funds gained through fraud and money laundering by the South East Antrim UDA. Sunday, 2 March 2025. At the time English was Senior members of the South East Antrim UDA have been forced from their homes in a Night of the Long Knives–style purge. The feud erupted last month when Price was dropped by South East Antrim UDA mural in Glengormley, North Belfast. The decommissioning was completed five weeks before a government amnesty Four men have been charged with conspiring to supply class A drugs as part of an investigation into the South East Antrim UDA. It is claimed they control "100%" of an illegal drugs network in south-east County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The group has become notorious for its involvement in A UDA/UFF South-East Antrim Brigade mural in Newtownabbey. the South East Antrim UDA"has access to arms and is heavily involved McDonald made it clear from the moment Price was cut loose by South East Antrim that the mainstream UDA would be staying out of the feud. He will have run the crime gang for 20 years come February, but his The killing stunned the town and sparked an outpouring of condemnation after it emerged it had been carried out by elements of South East Antrim UDA and was carried out in retribution for an exchange of words between Glenn and a prominent SEA member. According to a recent MI5-police intelligence assessment shared with Spotlight, the gang "has access to arms" and Investigation into the activities of the criminal gang known as the South East Antrim Ulster Defence Association Mediators have been speaking to the leadership of South East Antrim UDA about abandoning paramilitarism, sources have told BBC Spotlight. Generational split emerges among members over way forward: accept government cash to ‘transition’ or keep on killing and drug dealing A South East Antrim UDA mural in Rathcoole. Colin Horner was fatally shot in front of his three-year-old son at a busy shopping centre. The attack was carried out by individuals believed to have to links to the South East Antrim UDA. South East Antrim UDA mural - the organisation has become separate from the mainstream UDA. A mural in support of the group lists its areas of activity as being Rathcoole (the mural's location), Rathfern, Monkstown, Glengormley Security sources say that with more than 2,000 members, the South East Antrim UDA is one of Northern Ireland's largest paramilitary gangs. [69] The decommissioning was completed five weeks before a There was speculation South East Antrim (SEA), which broke away from the mainstream UDA in 2007, would be welcomed back into the fold. [80] The decommissioning was completed five weeks before a government amnesty deadline beyond which any weapons found could have been used as evidence for a prosecution. The operation, led by the Paramilitary Crime Task Force, involved more than 80 officers and six warrants. Martin Quinn is the brother of the murdered Glenn Quinn, who was beaten to A detective told the inquest that “the deceased had been a member of the South East Antrim UDA in the 1990s, [but] due to the deceased’s mental health problems police believed he would not The South East Antrim UDA, which largely avoids sectarian conflict, makes millions of pounds every year from selling drugs and taxing dealers alone. [51] On 29 May 2017 the South East Antrim UDA murdered an ex member and friend of George Gilmore. They were all arrested last November by the Paramilitary Crime Task Five men have been arrested as part of a major anti-drug supply operation in Carrickfergus. A leading figure of South East Antrim UDA was murdered by his fellow members who threw him off Belfast's Cave Hill, the Sunday World has been told by a loyalist insider. March 12, 2024 at 2:40pm GMT. It controls crime turf in loyalist areas stretching along the east Antrim coast from Larne to . Clifford ‘Trigger’ Irons is one of four men charged with conspiring to supply cocaine. The PSNI narrowly missed out on seizing tens of thousands of pounds of South East Antrim (SEA) UDA drugs during a major policing operation in Carrickfergus. Bosses at the breakaway crime gang are targeting what they describe as ‘unlicensed dealers’ and Six alleged members of the South East Antrim UDA have been charged with supplying Class A drugs. On 6 January 2010, the UDA announced that it had put its weapons "verifiably beyond use". Ards man Adrian Price was named in court as a SE Antrim UDA leader. [55] South East Antrim UDA stepped up their drugs purge with more expulsions this weekend. [1] [2] He was alleged to have taken over the north Belfast Ulster Defence Association (UDA) leadership. Sources in Rathcoole have told the Sunday World a small gang of men connected to South East Antrim UDA were behind threats to workers in the area. The South East Antrim Ulster Defence Association is a standalone faction of the UDA and was once part of its inner council. The main groups, the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), were involved in Northern Ireland’s three decades-long Troubles in the name of loyalism: defending The South East Antrim UDA is one of Northern Ireland's largest paramilitary gangs. The grandchild of a close associate of loyalist Gary Fisher was among a group of kids threatened by drugged-up South East Antrim (SEA) UDA members. BBC Spotlight Mediators have been speaking to the leadership of South East Antrim UDA about abandoning paramilitarism, sources have told BBC Spotlight. The UDA South East Antrim Brigade was previously one of the six brigades of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and are heavily involved in the drug trade. The group has become notorious for its involvement in UDA crime bosses in South East Antrim (SEA) have launched a crackdown on ‘rogue drug dealers’. By Connla Young, Crime and Security Correspondent. John Gregg (1957 – 1 February 2003) was a senior member of the UDA/UFF loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland. Paula Mackin. PAcemaker The pair relocated to the Rathcoole estate and Carrickfergus under the protection of South East Antrim UDA leader Gary Fisher. Terrified Jon McDowell — Tommy Kirkham's right-hand man in south east Antrim — broke A faction of the South East Antrim UDA has been locked in a bitter feud with a rival drug gang . John Gregg. More than 40 officers from the They were afforded protection from the South East Antrim UDA, headed by John ‘Grug’ Gregg, who was afforded legendary status in loyalist circles when he shot and seriously wounded Sinn Fein Alleged South East Antrim UDA boss David Murray drives a top-of-the-range McLaren sports supercar worth tens of thousands of pounds, the Sunday World can r Monday, 24 February 2025. "But then what happened was that the UDA began to splinter According to an MI5/police intelligence assessment in 2021, the South East Antrim UDA"has access to arms and is heavily involved in drugs supply, community coercion, intimidation and other In recent months, a major focus for the PCTF has been the South East Antrim branch of the UDA, which spilt from the UDA central leadership almost 20 years ago. With hawkish paramilitary boss ailing, doves in South East Antrim faction becoming increasingly In early 1994 the UDA's Inner Council was made up of its six brigadiers – Kerr for South Belfast, Adair for the UDA West Belfast Brigade, Tom Reid for North Belfast, Gary Matthews for East Belfast, Billy McFarland for County Londonderry and north County Antrim, and Joe English for the UDA South East Antrim Brigade. A UDA/UFF South-East Antrim Brigade mural in Newtownabbey On 6 January 2010, the UDA announced that it had put its weapons “verifiably beyond use”. South East Antrim UDA mural in Glengormley, North Belfast. Three cars were destroyed in the blaze at the property on the Glenarm Road during the early hours of Thursday morning. [80] The killing stunned the town and sparked an outpouring of condemnation after it emerged it had been carried out by elements of South East Antrim UDA and was carried out in retribution for an "The South East Antrim UDA have long known to be involved in many forms of organised criminality, doing untold damage to the community and exerting fear in neighbourhoods," he said. The group has become notorious for its involvement in The Shoukri brothers are a pair of Northern Irish loyalist paramilitaries. South East Antrim UDA drug barons are being blamed on causing the death of a man in Co Antrim. They described it as an "excellent result. All four were arrested earlier this Mediators have been speaking to the leadership of South East Antrim UDA about abandoning paramilitarism, sources have told BBC Spotlight. Image source John Gregg (1957 – 1 February 2003) was a senior member of the UDA/UFF loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland. April 04, 2023 at 4:02pm BST. South East Antrim UDA 'in talks' to end paramilitarism - BBC News. In 1984, Gregg seriously wounded Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams in an assassination attempt. South East Antrim UDA crisis after harsh home truths at ‘Grugg’ memorial. [80] The decommissioning was completed five weeks before a government The south-east Antrim Ulster Defence Association (UDA) is a loyalist paramilitary faction heavily engaged in crimes such as drug-dealing. Estimated to have around 2,000 members it is believed to be involved in a The South East Antrim UDA is one of Northern Ireland's largest paramilitary gangs. The man they believe carried out the killing is a Northern Ireland drug dealer who is affiliated to the South East Antrim UDA. Sunday, 02 March 2025. the others being the South East Antrim UDA, the West Belfast UDA and A UDA/UFF South-East Antrim Brigade mural in Newtownabbey On 6 January 2010, the UDA announced that it had put its weapons “verifiably beyond use”. "The South East Antrim UDA have long known to be involved in many forms of organised criminality, doing untold damage to the community and exerting fear in neighbourhoods," he said. The South East Antrim UDA is believed to be responsible for seven unsolved murders in the same area dating back to 1998. Darren believes his brother, also known as John Hardy, was lured to A UDA/UFF South-East Antrim Brigade mural in Newtownabbey. It has led some loyalists to rebrand the group as the ‘South Beast Antrim UDA’. In October, Graham Bingham Jnr (32), the son of SEA UDA cut-throat killer Graham ‘Carlo’ Bingham, was convicted of sexually assaulting two young women in a nightclub. The group has become notorious UDA crime boss Gary Fisher is on a collision course with his own organisation as he looks to install long-time sidekick Clifford Irons as his successor. The two newspapers have written extensively about its activities. THE leadership of the South East Antrim UDA is reported to be in talks with mediators about ending paramilitarism. Details of the plan emerged after three bars were raided by EXCLUSIVE | Leading loyalist’s £40k van torched by South East Antrim UDA as tensions rise “Anyone close to Gary is under suspicion – rightly or wrongly – and that’s why Murray was Intense police pressure is forcing South East Antrim UDA mob boss Gary Fisher to gradually withdraw from his leadership role. There have been threats this year to journalists and politicians following stories about the South East Antrim UDA There was speculation South East Antrim (SEA), which broke away from the mainstream UDA in 2007, would be welcomed back into the fold. “Up until then Aidso had the protection of South East Antrim UDA which has about 2,000 members in Rathcoole and Carrick, when the UVF went to the SEA leadership he was cut loose. Monday, 03 March 2025. From Two men in their 40s have been arrested by police investigating the south east Antrim UDA after a number of searches in county Antrim on Tuesday. Billy ‘24/7’ Crozier is facing new charges of possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply following police searches of This is the top UDA man who was last night in hiding after outing himself as a Special Branch agent. South East Antrim UDA stepped up their drugs purge with more expulsions this weekend. Top to bottom: Graham Bingham Jnr who sexually assaulted two young women; paedophile Bradley McGarrell; ex-soldier Jonny Falls who sexually The South East Antrim Ulster Defence Association is a standalone faction of the UDA and was once part of its inner council. More than 40 officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force "The South East Antrim UDA were part of the UDA inner council," explained Jim McDowell, a former editor of the Sunday World newspaper. Among those ordered to leave was loyalist thug Adrian Price, who has been A UDA member, he was abducted and, despite his body never being recovered, is believed to have been tortured and murdered. He is known to want out of the business and is now seen as Brigadier in name only. Cedar Drive home smashed up by the UDA The South East Antrim UDA's new Larne boss is being blamed on ordering an arson attack at the home of a serving PSNI officer in the town. A three-man ‘committee’ is effectively leading the South East Antrim (SEA) UDA drugs cartel after long-time leader Gary Fisher took a back seat. South East Antrim UDA A three-man ‘committee’ is effectively leading the South East Antrim (SEA) UDA drugs cartel after long-time leader Gary Fisher took a back seat. Former PSNI superintendent Ken Mediators have been speaking to the leadership of South East Antrim UDA about abandoning paramilitarism, sources have told BBC Spotlight. The men will appear before Belfast The UDA member claimed the paramilitary group was heavily involved in serious crime in the south east Antrim area. " NCA His grip on South East Antrim UDA has been weakening over the last couple of years. However, when the UDA in north Belfast fell apart they could not The UDA had remained a legal organisation until it was banned in August 1992. His mother Ellen said: "It is hard to live with, especially when they are walking the streets The south east Antrim UDA 'military commander' who ordered the murder of Geordie Gilmore in Carrick was the chief suspect in the assassination of Shankill UDA thug Alan McCullough. Despite fury at the attack, no one has ever been charged. Generational split emerges among members over way forward: accept government cash to ‘transition’ or keep on Gang leader’s cocaine-induced heart attack boosts UDA bid to go legit as they eye £1m funding. As revealed, he is desperate to escape the country before SEA hardman William ‘Duck’ McTaggart gets out of jail where he has come to A convicted South East Antrim UDA cut-throat killer is going to have to choose between his pervert son and his friends in the terror gang. According to a MI5-police intelligence assessment shared with BBC's Spotlight programme last year, The PSNI narrowly missed out on seizing tens of thousands of pounds of South East Antrim (SEA) UDA drugs during a major policing operation in Carrickfergus. More than 40 officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force THE South East Antrim (SEA) UDA is being accused of protecting yet another pervert. UDA. Price has been named in court as occupying a “command position” in South East Antrim UDA in Newtownards. But it is believed that has been ruled out. Newsletters; The South East Antrim UDA is being restructured as several of its terror bosses want to leave as talks with government officials continue. UDA crime boss Gary Fisher is in intensive care after being rushed to hospital in an ambulance, a The notorious South East Antrim (SEA) UDA brigade extends from greater Belfast and takes in a large area of Co Antrim. Relations in the wake of Analysts suggest loyalist paramilitaries of the South East Antrim UDA may have exploited an opportunity to kick back at the Police Service of Northern Ireland after a recent clampdown on Thirty years after the ceasefires, the South East Antrim UDA talks could be viewed as momentum for transition away from paramilitarism among the loyalist groups. Since then, the breakaway branch has While Gregg was a member of the UDA’s ruling Inner Council, Fisher broke away from the mainstream organisation and took South East Antrim (SEA) out of the fold in 2007. He and three associates were arrested earlier this week during a co-ordinated PSNI, Paramilitary Crime Task Force and National Crime Agency operation in the area against Mediators have been speaking to the leadership of South East Antrim UDA about abandoning paramilitarism, sources have told BBC Spotlight. Fisher is set to nominate Irons as his A man described in court as the commander of the UDA in South East Antrim is one of four men charged with conspiring to supply cocaine. Steve Aiken said the threat to life issued is "absolutely They were arrested this week as part of a paramilitary crime task force investigation into the organised crime activities of the South East Antrim UDA (SEA UDA). Friday, 07 February 2025. A member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) has come forward to speak about The south-east Antrim Ulster Defence Association is a break-away faction, heavily engaged in crimes such as drug-dealing. Terror group leaders eye quiet exit while heat is off The South-east Antrim brigadier, who was not named in reports, stated that any brigade members attending Gilmore's funeral would be expelled. 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