The former drug baron Curtis Warren set up his own business weeks after his release from prison and before being arrested on suspicion of breaching a Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO).
Mr Warren, now 60, was released in November last year after serving 14 years in prison, firstly after being convicted of attempting to smuggle cannabis worth £1million into Jersey. Warren then served an extra 10 years in default after failing to repay £198million from the profits of his fallen drugs empire, as ordered by a Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) confiscation order.
The Toxteth native, once dubbed 'Target One' by Interpol, was subjected to a strict raft of restrictions upon his release as part of the SCPO, 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.
