They are wanted for murder, gun-running, violent assaults, and bossing huge drugs supply lines.
Among them are five men from the north west, including one from Manchester, three from Liverpool, and another from Lancashire.
They are the UK's twelve most wanted fugitives.
Today the National Crime Agency named them in attempt to flush them out of their bolt holes - thought to be in Spain.
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One of the targets is Callum Halpin , 27, who is wanted by Greater Manchester Police for the murder of drug dealer Luke "Tank" Graham, 31, and the attempted murder of Anton Verigotta.
Graham, a dad-of-two, was ambushed and shot dead in a drugs turf war in broad daylight on Birch Street in Ashton-under-Lyne as little girls in princess dresses played nearby in June 2018.
Graham died instantly after being shot in the shoulder as he sat in a VW Caddy van after being lured there, thinking he was carrying out a drug deal. His associate was shot in the leg but managed to run away.
In July 2019, five men were jailed over the execution.
Halpin is 6ft, of fair complexion, a gym user with an athletic build, and possible lazy eye. He has links to Spain and Turkey. His last known address was Beede Street, Openshaw. He is wanted by GMP.
Dean Garforth , 29, is wanted by Cheshire Police. He is allegedly involved in a well-established organised crime group supplying supplying significant quantities of cannabis, cocaine, and involved in the trading of firearms and ammunition.
It is alleged he used the now smashed encrypted communications platform, Encrochat, to facilitate the offences between March and July 2020, and that his crime group adulterated drugs before them on.
Garforth's last known address was South Hill Road, Dingle, Liverpool. He is 5ft 6in tall, white, slim, with brown hair. He has links to Spain.
John James Jones , 31, is wanted by Lancashire Police for wounding with intent. The NCA say Jones and a co-accused allegedly assaulted two people by stabbing them numerous times with a knife causing serious injuries.
It is believed Jones fled the UK in the immediate aftermath on April 28, 2018. There is information to show he stayed at a hotel in Madrid the night after the stabbings but left rapidly the next morning. It is believed he could be in Ibiza or mainland Spain. His last known address was Ennerdale Drive, Aughton, Lancashire.
He is white, about 6ft tall, stocky, with dark hair.
Joshua Dillon Hendry , 30, from Liverpool is wanted by Humberside Police: The NCA says he is accused of being a member of a Liverpool OCG and conspiracy to supply Class A Drugs.
It is alleged he trafficked heroin and crack cocaine from Liverpool to Grimsby for onward distribution and controlled the phone line used for this.
His mother and brother were convicted as part of the conspiracy. Hendry is also wanted over a separate drugs conspiracy to supply cocaine in May 2018 for which he was sentenced in his absence to 10 years' imprisonment in March 2019.
His last known address was Lochinvar Street, Walton, Liverpool. The alleged incidents he is wanted for occurred between September 2017 and March 21st 2019. Hendry is thought to have links to Spain.
Mark Francis Roberts , aged 27, from Liverpool is wanted for grievous bodily harm and attempted robbery of a man’s £60,000 Richard Mille watch.
The victim was attacked by two men with a blade at around 1.30am on September 30th 2016 after he parked his car on his home driveway. The victim refused to surrender his watch and was so badly injured he suffered life-threatening injuries and was treated in a critical care unit for puncture wounds, a collapsed lung and many lacerations.
The victim heard one of the attackers say he’d cut himself in the attack, and Roberts’s blood was later allegedly identified at the scene.
Wanted by Merseyside Police Roberts is 6ft 1in tall, and of medium build. He has a 7.6cm scar down his right leg, heavy eyebrows, is right handed; and has green eyes; and a potential scar on arm obtained during the alleged attempted robbery.
He has links to Spain and Scotland. His last known address was Freehold Street, Fairfield, Liverpool.
'Help us find them'
The NCA’s Most Wanted campaign is run in conjunction with independent charity CrimeStoppers, Spanish law enforcement, and UK police forces.
It follows the Operation Captura fugitives campaign, which resulted in the arrests of 86 offenders.
Spain is one of the most popular countries for British ex-pats.
Today, Steve Rodhouse the NCA’s Director General of Operations, said: “Spain is not a safe haven. We have a brilliant relationship with the country’s various law enforcement agencies and work together daily to protect the public.
“With 86 offenders arrested in our last fugitives campaign, criminals know we will never give up and we’re never far behind them.
“Our Spanish partners were crucial to many of those arrests, and in 2021 arrested and returned more than 25 wanted UK fugitives.
“The NCA’s International Crime Bureau and International Liaison Officers work on behalf of UK policing to exchange information and intelligence with partners abroad leading to the tracing and arrests of criminals globally.
“Fugitives usually continue offending while on the run and these men will be known in criminal circles wherever they are.
“The last thing the fugitives’ associates will want is the combined determination and capabilities of the UK and Spanish law enforcement focusing on them.
“Many of these fugitives will be trying to blend in to the large British communities who have made their homes in Spain, and if you are resident, you may know one of them from your town or village.
“Loyalties change over time and we urge anyone with information about these men to help us find them.”
All the men featured in today's launch are believed to have links to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands.
'Do the right thing'
Lord Ashcroft, founder of the charity CrimeStoppers UK said: “We know it can be difficult for people to speak up about crime, which is why our charity is here to give you an option.
“We guarantee you’ll stay completely anonymous, just like the millions of people who have trusted our charity with their crime information since we were formed back in the 1980s.
“Please do the right thing by passing on what you know about these fugitives’ whereabouts and help us ensure these criminals are no longer a danger.”
Hugh Elliott, UK Ambassador to Spain, said: “The Most Wanted campaign is just one example of the successful cooperation that takes place between British and Spanish law enforcement.
“We stand united as partners against common threats and challenges, sharing not only expertise but goals and values too. In doing so, we can make both countries safer for citizens.
“I would like to thank our Spanish colleagues in the National Police and the Guardia Civil for their role in this campaign and for their ongoing collaboration in the face of common challenges more broadly. I would also like to thank the Spanish and British public for their help, as without them the Most Wanted campaign would not be possible.”
Rafael Pérez Ruiz, Minister for Security of the Spanish Ministry of Interior, said: “The campaign allows us to reinforce and strengthen police collaboration between Spain and the United Kingdom with the aim of creating a hostile environment which impedes criminal organisations from setting up in Spain and criminals from settling in our cities.
“Now more than ever it is necessary for everyone to join forces to give a coordinated and effective response to new security challenges.”
Anyone with information about one of the Most Wanted is urged to call CrimeStoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, and callers in Spain should call the freephone Spanish number 900 926 111, which will be answered by CrimeStoppers in the UK (using translation if required).
Alternatively, members of the public can fill out an anonymous online form at the UK charity’s website crimestoppers-uk.org/fugitives.
The other seven fugitives
Benjamin Macann , aged 32, who is wanted by Norfolk Police for his alleged involvement in the supply of multi kilograms of cocaine in 2020 in which he and accomplices used encrypted handsets.
His last known address was Halfpenny Lane, Beetley, Dereham, Norfolk.
The alleged crimes date from April 2020.
Around 5ft 10in tall, he suffers from asthma. He has blue eyes, is left handed, medium build greying hair. He has links to Barcelona.
Heavily tattooed Jack Mayle , 30, is wanted for the supply of MDMA, methylphenidate (a pharmaceutical drug) and diazepam.
He fled after being charged. He allegedly ran a drug line in South London and Surrey called the Flavour Quest. He allegedly worked with a dark web drug dealer buying and selling drugs between each other for onward sales through their respective drug networks. It is claimed they sold LSD and various pharmaceutical medication between August 2018 and July 2020.
Mayle, previously of Caterham Surrey, is wanted by Surrey Police. Born in Croydon is 5ft 11in and muscular.
He has a diamond tattoo under his left eye, and a tattoo on the outside of his left forearm that reads ‘Croydon’. His left hand is tattooed with ‘Money never sleeps’, ’12-20’ and a small heart.
His right hand has an eye design tattoo with hands around it and word ‘Littles’.
On both hands he has tattoos on his fingers reading ‘trap star’. His neck is tattooed with warriors and religious figures on horses. He has a full back tattoo. May have tried to alter his appearance.
He is known to carry weapons; is a regular gym goer and vegan, and has links to Spain.
Asim Naveed , aged 29, is alleged to have had a leading role in a highly organised crime group. Using encrypted comms platform EncroChat, he is accused of acquiring large quantities of cocaine from upstream suppliers and onward distribution through Cardiff and Wales.
It is estimated he and his OCG brought 46 kilos of cocaine into Wales during February and June 2020 period worth up to £7.8m. His last known address was Chandlery Way, Butetown, Cardiff and Glenwood, Pentwyn, Cardiff. He has links to mainland Spain.
He is wanted by South Wales Police. Naveed is Asian, 6ft 2in, muscular, with a surgical scar along his left wrist.
An associate of Naveed also wanted. Calvin Parris , aged 32, is wanted for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Parris is alleged to be a customer of Naveed’s OCG, buying cocaine from them and selling it on within Cardiff.
Parris is said to have used an Encro phone to strike deals with the OCG including once buying seven kilos of cocaine for £89,000. He was previously living at addresses in Ely, Sully, and Barry, in Cardiff.
He has gold upper teeth and is 5ft 11in.
Callum Michael Allan is wanted in connection with twelve alleged offences. They include possession with intent to supply Class A (heroin), supply Class A (cocaine), possession of cannabis, assaulting an emergency worker, affray and dangerous driving.
On June 11th 2019 police raided a house suspected of being used for drugs deals. Allan fled and allegedly assaulted two officers who restrained him.
He was allegedly in possession of 113.29 grams of heroin. Allan was charged and appeared at court in April 2020 where he was given unconditional bail and failed to return.
Aged 23 is previously from Lilac Avenue, South Shields. He is wanted by Northumbria Police. He is 5ft 11ins with fine hair, blue eyes, and a Tyneside accent. He has links to Alicante and Marbella.
James Stevenson , aged 56, is wanted by the NCA and Police Scotland in connection with multiple offences relating to organised crime in Scotland and the wider United Kingdom.
Specifically is they wish to speak to him in relation to the seizure of approximately one tonne of cocaine found within a shipment of unaccompanied freight arriving at the Port of Dover in September 2020, and to the production and supply of approximately 28 million Etizolam ‘street valium’ tablets, seized following a raid on a suspected pill factory in Kent in June 2020.
He is also wanted in connection with two suspected wilful fire-raising attacks on properties in the Lanarkshire and Forth Valley areas in May 2020. His last known address was Fishcoates Gardens, Rutherglen, Glasgow.
He is white, 5ft 9in, stocky, with grey hair and a scar on the left side of his face. The crimes allegedly occurred between January and September 2020.
Members of the public should not approach Stevenson directly but instead are urged to contact the authorities. He has links to Barcelona and Alicante.
Nana Oppong , 41, is wanted by Essex Police.
They wish to speak to him in connection with the murder of Robert Powell, 50, on June 13th 2020. The NCA say Oppong allegedly drove to a party where Powell was present and shot him eight times with a 9mm pistol. Oppong and Powell allegedly belonged to rival criminal networks.
His last known address was West Road Newham, London. Athletic appearance, he has two circular scars above his right eye. He also has a series of small scars on his left hand and fingers. and a stomach scar near naval.
He is thought to have links to Marbella.
