{"id":217490,"date":"2023-12-09T21:59:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T21:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=217490"},"modified":"2023-12-09T21:59:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T21:59:53","slug":"shadowy-crime-bosses-behind-infamous-murders-use-skorpion-guns-to-control-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/shadowy-crime-bosses-behind-infamous-murders-use-skorpion-guns-to-control-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Shadowy crime bosses behind infamous murders use Skorpion guns to control drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Skorpion submachine guns used in the murder of Ashley Dale and other killings are linked to crime bosses known as the Liverpool Mafia, detectives believe.<\/p>\n<p>The network is part of a Dubai-based international cartel, allegedly including Dublin\u2019s Kinahan crime organisation, which controls a supply of guns, cocaine, heroin and cannabis into the UK.<\/p>\n<p>James Witham, 41, Joseph Peers, 29, Niall Barry, 26, and Sean Zeisz, 28, were sentenced to a total of 173 years in jail for the murder of innocent 28-year-old council worker Ashley, who was gunned down in her garden in Liverpool last summer.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Ashley Dale killers begged their mums to help them get away with murder<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/article31500715.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Ashley-Dale-28-who-was-shot-in-her-home-in-Liverpool-Merseyside-PolicePA.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>A court heard how Witham fired rounds from a Skorpion weapon.<\/p>\n<p>And last Christmas Eve, Connor Chapman, 23, fired one into a crowd outside a pub in Wallasey, Wirral, killing bystander Elle Edwards, 26.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31487097.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Ashley-Dale-death.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31637217.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_MBP_CHP_091223ddd_19252JPG.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Last family standing refuse to leave bulldozer-bound estate until demands are met<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Merseyside Police believe Ashley\u2019s killers are connected to the Liverpool Mafia.<\/p>\n<p>Associates of Chapman\u2019s Wirral gang also have links with a Merseyside security boss known to run drugs and guns for the group.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31635204.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2023-10-23-at-171937.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31636838.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_tree1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> &apos;Breakbone fever&apos; fears have health bosses lining UK with traps for mosquito invasion<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A source close to an investigation involving Merseyside Police, the Regional Crime Squad and the National Crime Agency said they had operations in place to monitor \u201cevery move\u201d of the Liverpool Mafia\u2019s \u201cbigger players\u201d who are still free.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31637937.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_UAE-Dubai-aerial-view-of-construction-on-Island-of-Palm-Jumeirah.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31637039.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/3_MBP_CHP_091223Everything-we-know-about-polar-plume-set-to-batter-UK-with-snow-before-Christmas_19269.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Everything we know about &apos;polar plume&apos; set to batter UK with snow before Christmas<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The source added: \u201cThese networks are likely to be involved in the supply and distribution of military-grade firearms like the Skorpion submachine guns used in a spate of killings on Merseyside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><i>For more shocking stories from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters <\/i><\/b><b><i><u>here<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/shadowy-crime-bosses-behind-infamous-31635182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skorpion submachine guns used in the murder of Ashley Dale and other killings are linked to crime bosses known as the Liverpool Mafia, detectives believe. The network is part of a Dubai-based international cartel, allegedly including Dublin\u2019s Kinahan crime organisation, which controls a supply of guns, cocaine, heroin and cannabis into the UK. James Witham, 41, Joseph Peers, 29, Niall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217489,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shadowy crime bosses behind infamous murders use Skorpion guns to control drugs - Best World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/shadowy-crime-bosses-behind-infamous-murders-use-skorpion-guns-to-control-drugs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shadowy crime bosses behind infamous murders use Skorpion guns to control drugs - Best World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Skorpion submachine guns used in the murder of Ashley Dale and other killings are linked to crime bosses known as the Liverpool Mafia, detectives believe. 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