Curtis Warren arrested months after being released from jail
05.07.2023 - 17:29
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Former drug dealer Curtis Warren has been arrested months after being released from jail. Warren was detained and arrested on suspicion of breaching his Serious Crime Prevention Order.
The 60-year-old, from Toxteth, was arrested by the National Crime Agency in Boldon Colliery, South Tyneside, just before 6am on Wednesday, July 5. He is in custody being questioned by police on suspicion of committing numerous breaches, the ECHO reports.
The order came into force after his release from prison in November of last year for drug trafficking offences. The suspected breaches under investigation relate to the unauthorised use of mobile phones, vehicles, bank accounts and travel.
Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features.
NCA officers also carried out searches at the location in Boldon and at another address in the Royal Albert Dock area of Liverpool. Officers seized mobile devices, documents and a quantity of cash.
The operation was supported by Merseyside Police and the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU). Breach of a serious crime prevention order is a criminal offence subject to a maximum sentence of five years, an unlimited fine, or both.
Warren, once dubbed 'Target One' by Interpol, was released from the maximum security HMP Whitemoor, in Cambridgeshire.
He was made subject to a strict raft of restrictions including a ban from instant messaging apps WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, being in possession of more than £1,000 in cash, giving police a day's notice if he wants to use a friend's car and a ban on travel outside of England and Wales without giving seven days notice to police.
Alison Abbott, from the NCA’s Lifetime Management of Offenders Team,