Fugitive Gary Robb back in the UK
By Simon Bahceli
(archive article - Thursday, January 29, 2009)
AFTER NEARLY 13 years of freedom and luxury living in northern Cyprus, British fugitive Gary Robb was finally handed over to UK police yesterday.
Turkish Cypriot police raided Robb’s Kyrenia house on Monday and arrested him for illegal possession of a firearm. Yesterday they announced they had handed 47-year-old Robb and his 72-year-old mother Mavis over to British police in response to a request from the UK.
According to The Sun, Robb was flown back to Britain on Tuesday where he was met by police from Cleveland at Stansted Airport who took him back to the north east of England.
The pair are due to appear before Teesside Crown Court this morning.
His mother was also handed over because it is believed she helped Robb escape from the UK while on bail and allegedly brought proceeds of his drug business to the breakaway state.
Robb escaped to Cyprus after he was arrested for possession and intent to supply £10,000 worth of amphetamines, ecstasy and cannabis to a string of nightclubs in the north of England. He escaped while on bail. His brother, who was arrested for his involvement in the same crime, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars.
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