Michael Showers
Michael Showers | |
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Born | 14 July 1945 Liverpool, England | (age 78)
Occupation | Former gangster |
Michael Showers (born 14 July 1945)
Early life
Showers was sent to juvenile prison aged 17 in 1963 for his part in a stabbing. After being released, Showers started his criminal career as a bank robber. Showers was a
Criminal career
Showers was jailed for 20 years in 1991 after attempting to negotiate a route for £2m worth of high-grade heroin to enter the UK. During the 1990s, his plot was thwarted by a police sting called "Operation Rain Man". The Toxteth Gangster was caught following the elaborate operation between British police and HM Customs and Excise and their counterparts on the Indian sub-continent led to the seizure of 12 kg of the drug.[citation needed]
In 2010, he was arrested in Turkey by a joint operation by the Turkish Police and the British Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), the drugs baron was reprimanded after being linked to alleged cannabis smuggling. Showers has since been released.
References
- ^ "Merseyside drugs baron Michael Showers in Turkish court on heroin charges - Liverpool Echo". 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Merseyside drugs baron Michael Showers in Turkish court on heroin charges - Liverpool Echo". 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Liverpool Echo: Latest Liverpool and Merseyside news, sports and what's on".
- ^ "Liverpool drugs baron faces heroin smuggling charges in Turkish court > Local News > News | Click Liverpool". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2011.