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LONDON TAXI DRIVER CAUGHT RED-HANDED AND ADMITS TO COCAINE SUPPLY NETWORK


A 57-year-old black cab driver, Michael Redgrave, has admitted to using his iconic vehicle as a front for a cocaine supply operation across the City of London. Redgrave pleaded guilty


to


supplying cocaine at Inner London Crown Court, acknowledging his role as both dealer and courier between March 2022 and July 2023. Operating within the Square Mile and surrounding areas, Redgrave’s illicit activities came to an end on August 3, 2023, when he was apprehended in his taxi outside St Pancras Station.


Subsequent mobile phone analysis revealed a pattern of numerous trips consistent with drug drop- offs, corroborated by GPS tracking


strength of the evidence gathered, noting: “Our extensive evidence proved vital in his guilty plea.” He also sent a clear message to others involved in similar activities: “The City of London Police’s Serious Organised Crime Team are


data from his taxi placing him at the locations of the alleged deals. DC Matt Cooper of the City of London Police’s Serious Organised Crime Team underscored the misuse of Redgrave’s profession, stating: “By using his position as a legitimate cabbie, Redgrave supplied drugs in the City thinking he would be able to evade police.” DC Cooper further emphasised the


taking action to disrupt and pursue those involved in the supply of Class A drugs on the streets of London. We continue to actively identify, investigate and prosecute all others attempting to do the same.” Redgrave now awaits sentencing, a stark reminder of the consequences for those who attempt to exploit their positions for criminal gain.


NOTTINGHAM UBER DRIVER JAILED FOR 11 YEARS AFTER SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TWO YOUNG WOMEN


A married Nottingham Uber driver, Zaheer Hussain, 45, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two young female passengers in his cab. Hussain further compounded his crimes by


victims £6,000 to


offering one of his drop her


complaint, a charge to which he later pleaded guilty. Nottingham Crown Court heard how Hussain preyed on the vulnerable young women in 2022 and 2023. One 18-year-old victim, celebrating her birthday and intoxicated, was driven to an isolated location and sexually assaulted. Judge Nirmal Shant KC stated: “She was unsurprisingly terrified,


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she said in her evidence she thought you were going to kill her.” The second victim, who was “alone and distressed” after drinking, was also sexually assaulted after Hussain offered her a ride to McDonald’s and invited her to the front seat. The court was played a chilling phone call from early 2024 in which Hussain attempted to bribe one of the victims. He asked her to meet him, saying: “I have got the money,


let’s get it done and


dusted, you enjoy it and I’ll get on with the rest of my life.” The victim bravely refused the offer, and the courtroom erupted in applause as she read her powerful impact statement, declaring: “He preyed on what he thought was a


young vulnerable girl but he picked on the wrong girl that night.” The impact of Hussain’s actions was further highlighted in the victims’ statements. One said: “That night changed me from an extrovert person and shifted my perspective about going out get- ting taxis and the nightlife scene.” The second victim tearfully said: “This man has stolen my youth. When everyone goes home there’s a fresh tomorrow but not for me.” Judge Shant condemned Hussain’s “abuse of trust” and the “lasting damage” he had inflicted. He also gave Hussain a five-year extended licence for dangerousness, placed him on the sex offender register for life, with a lifetime restraining order.


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