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Hamilton McMillan MI6 (1999)
Hamilton McMillan was named by Howard Marks (drug trafficker) as the intelligence officer who recruited him into MI6.
The reason MI6 wanted Howard Marks was due to his known association with James Joseph McCann, the IRA man who was part of Mark's drug smuggling operations into Ireland.
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The reason MI6 wanted Howard Marks was due to his known association with James Joseph McCann, the IRA man who was part of Mark's drug smuggling operations into Ireland.
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Ireland's cocaine coast (2007)
Ireland's cocaine coast
A recent bust in the 'Irish box' shows drug smugglers are ruling over the Cork shore
Henry McDonald and Mark Townsend
Sunday July 8, 2007
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A recent bust in the 'Irish box' shows drug smugglers are ruling over the Cork shore
Henry McDonald and Mark Townsend
Sunday July 8, 2007
It is known as the 'Irish box' - 7,500 miles of water and coastline stretching from the republic's Atlantic seaboard around to Dublin in the east. Vast expanses of these waters are subject to freak and often rapid weather changes that, according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration, make them 'nearly impossible to patrol' and an ideal launch pad for drug smugglers to penetrate the lucrative UK market.
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Hashish Ring Case (1988)
THREE BRITONS ARRESTED IN MAJORCA IN HASHISH RING CASE
26 July 1988
Reuters News
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26 July 1988
Reuters News
Three Britons suspected of involvement in one of the world's biggest marijuana smuggling rings have been arrested on the Mediterranean island of Majorca after an extradition request by the United States. Dennis Howard Marks, 43, his wife Judith, 33, and Geoffrey Kenyon, 46, were arrested on Monday and would be held in custody pending the extradition process, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
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22 people charged - 15 tons hashish (1988)
22 people charged and 15 tons of hashish seized in coordinated operation with Spain and UK.
26 July 1988
The Times
Mr Howard Marks, director of Hong Kong Travel International, and IRA man Mr Jimmy McCann ("The Fox") were arrested in Majorca. Mr Marks is believed to be the leader of the biggest drug smuggling ring worldwide, in operation for 18 years. Mr Marks was aquitted seven years ago of smuggling 15 tons of cannabis, when he claimed to be an MI6 agent. The US Drug Enforcement Agency, who coordinated the operation, hope for a trial in the US of all those arrested.
(Note: The British Government later admitted that Marks WAS an informer, recruited by MI6.)
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26 July 1988
The Times
Mr Howard Marks, director of Hong Kong Travel International, and IRA man Mr Jimmy McCann ("The Fox") were arrested in Majorca. Mr Marks is believed to be the leader of the biggest drug smuggling ring worldwide, in operation for 18 years. Mr Marks was aquitted seven years ago of smuggling 15 tons of cannabis, when he claimed to be an MI6 agent. The US Drug Enforcement Agency, who coordinated the operation, hope for a trial in the US of all those arrested.
(Note: The British Government later admitted that Marks WAS an informer, recruited by MI6.)
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Three Britons Arrested (1988)
THREE BRITONS ARRESTED IN MAJORCA IN HASHISH RING CASE
26 July 1988
Reuters News
Three Britons suspected of involvement in one of the world's biggest marijuana smuggling rings have been arrested on the Mediterranean island of Majorca after an extradition request by the United States. Dennis Howard Marks, 43, his wife Judith, 33, and Geoffrey Kenyon, 46, were arrested on Monday and would be held in custody pending the extradition process, a police spokesman said on Tuesday. Marks, alleged leader of the group and described by a U.S. drug enforcement official in Miami as the "Marco Polo of the drug trafficking world ", had arrived in Palma last Thursday from Zurich. He and his wife were arrested at their house in Palma, the island's capital, while Kenyon was detained at the restaurant he runs nearby, the police spokesman said.
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26 July 1988
Reuters News
Three Britons suspected of involvement in one of the world's biggest marijuana smuggling rings have been arrested on the Mediterranean island of Majorca after an extradition request by the United States. Dennis Howard Marks, 43, his wife Judith, 33, and Geoffrey Kenyon, 46, were arrested on Monday and would be held in custody pending the extradition process, a police spokesman said on Tuesday. Marks, alleged leader of the group and described by a U.S. drug enforcement official in Miami as the "Marco Polo of the drug trafficking world ", had arrived in Palma last Thursday from Zurich. He and his wife were arrested at their house in Palma, the island's capital, while Kenyon was detained at the restaurant he runs nearby, the police spokesman said.
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Four Britons Among 22 (1988)
Four Britons Among 22 Arrested In Large Asia-Based Drug Smuggling Ring
26 July 1988
The Associated Press
LONDON (AP) _ One of 22 people charged with running the largest Asian-based marijuana ring ever uncovered appeared in court Tuesday for a hearing to expedite his extradition to the United States.
Nick Jordan, a spokesman for Scotland Yard, the London police force, identified the prisoner as Chi Chueun Lo, a 29-year-old travel agent. Neither Scotland Yard nor the court would give Lo's nationality or the identity of three other men arrested in Britain Monday.
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26 July 1988
The Associated Press
LONDON (AP) _ One of 22 people charged with running the largest Asian-based marijuana ring ever uncovered appeared in court Tuesday for a hearing to expedite his extradition to the United States.
Nick Jordan, a spokesman for Scotland Yard, the London police force, identified the prisoner as Chi Chueun Lo, a 29-year-old travel agent. Neither Scotland Yard nor the court would give Lo's nationality or the identity of three other men arrested in Britain Monday.
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2 September 1996
NO DOPE - HOWARD MARKS.
2 September 1996
The Guardian
At the height of his career Howard Marks had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines, and crossed customs with countless different passports. He owned 25 companies trading throughout the world - travel agencies, bars, boutiques, massage parlours, carpet shops, and an offshore banking consultancy. All were money-laundering outfits for his main concern: dope dealing.
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2 September 1996
The Guardian
At the height of his career Howard Marks had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines, and crossed customs with countless different passports. He owned 25 companies trading throughout the world - travel agencies, bars, boutiques, massage parlours, carpet shops, and an offshore banking consultancy. All were money-laundering outfits for his main concern: dope dealing.
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DEC 03, 2009 Irish fraudster held in prison
DEC 03, 2009
Irish fraudster held in prison
Metro
An Irishman whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann (pictured) was yesterday remanded in custody after US authorities launched extradition proceedings over an alleged $2.1million (€1.4m) fraud. The US Department of Justice issued an indictment for Kevin Halligen, 48, alleging he tried to defraud a London law firm. It claims he took the money as part of a deal to secure the release of businessmen arrested in the Ivory Coast but spent it instead. Halligen's firm was used by Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry, for around six months last year to look for their missing daughter. Halligen was remanded and the case adjourned until January 27.
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Irish fraudster held in prison
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An Irishman whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann (pictured) was yesterday remanded in custody after US authorities launched extradition proceedings over an alleged $2.1million (€1.4m) fraud. The US Department of Justice issued an indictment for Kevin Halligen, 48, alleging he tried to defraud a London law firm. It claims he took the money as part of a deal to secure the release of businessmen arrested in the Ivory Coast but spent it instead. Halligen's firm was used by Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry, for around six months last year to look for their missing daughter. Halligen was remanded and the case adjourned until January 27.
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Why I was on the run by Maddie private detective
NOV 27, 2009
Liverpool Echo
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Fraud suspect explains why he hid away at hotel
A private detective paid £500,000 to help find Madeleine McCann who is wanted in the USA for an alleged £1.3m fraud claimed he went on the run from journalists.
Kevin Halligen, 48, faced City of Westminster magistrates court, in London, after he was arrested on an extradition warrant in Oxford.
The US Department of Justice alleged he tried to defraud a London law firm of $2.1m. It is claimed he took the money as part of a deal to secure the release of Dutch business executives arrested in the Ivory Coast, but instead spent it on a mansion, a gift to his girlfriend, cash withdrawals and debit-card transactions. He was arrested on Wednesday at a hotel in Oxford, where he stayed for months under an assumed name, after being reported by a student.
The court heard Halligen claims he was forced to move from his UK address into hotels after press attention as a result of the McCann arrangement. The Irish national, the court heard, stayed at a series of addresses over the last eight months to evade reporters.
At the hearing, he was refused bail and remanded in custody until December 2.
Halligen's firm Oakley International was used by Madeleine's parents, Anfield-born Kate and Gerry, for around six months last year to look for their missing daughter. The Washington-based firm was paid about £300,000 by backers of Mr and Mrs McCann to help look for the little girl after she went missing from an Algarve resort in May 2007 at the age of three.
The six-month contract saw the firm hire other private detectives, set up a hotline and process information. It was initially given a £500,000 contract, but the McCanns terminated the arrangement before paying any more fees.
Melanie Cumberland, for the UK government, told the court she was not aware of any proceedings arising from that matter.
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Fraud suspect explains why he hid away at hotel
A private detective paid £500,000 to help find Madeleine McCann who is wanted in the USA for an alleged £1.3m fraud claimed he went on the run from journalists.
Kevin Halligen, 48, faced City of Westminster magistrates court, in London, after he was arrested on an extradition warrant in Oxford.
The US Department of Justice alleged he tried to defraud a London law firm of $2.1m. It is claimed he took the money as part of a deal to secure the release of Dutch business executives arrested in the Ivory Coast, but instead spent it on a mansion, a gift to his girlfriend, cash withdrawals and debit-card transactions. He was arrested on Wednesday at a hotel in Oxford, where he stayed for months under an assumed name, after being reported by a student.
The court heard Halligen claims he was forced to move from his UK address into hotels after press attention as a result of the McCann arrangement. The Irish national, the court heard, stayed at a series of addresses over the last eight months to evade reporters.
At the hearing, he was refused bail and remanded in custody until December 2.
Halligen's firm Oakley International was used by Madeleine's parents, Anfield-born Kate and Gerry, for around six months last year to look for their missing daughter. The Washington-based firm was paid about £300,000 by backers of Mr and Mrs McCann to help look for the little girl after she went missing from an Algarve resort in May 2007 at the age of three.
The six-month contract saw the firm hire other private detectives, set up a hotline and process information. It was initially given a £500,000 contract, but the McCanns terminated the arrangement before paying any more fees.
Melanie Cumberland, for the UK government, told the court she was not aware of any proceedings arising from that matter.
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Maddie fraud: Irishman in court
NOV 26, 2009
Metro
A Dubliner whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann and who is wanted in the US for an alleged €1.3million fraud, appeared in court yesterday.
Kevin Halligen, 48, faced City of Westminster magistrates after he was arrested on an extradition warrant in Oxford. The US Department of Justice issued an indictment for Halligen earlier this month alleging he tried to defraud a London law firm. They claim he took the money as part of a deal to secure the release of Dutch business executives arrested in the Ivory Coast, but instead spent it on a mansion, a gift for his girlfriend, cash machine withdrawals and debit card transactions. He was arrested at a hotel in Oxford, England, yesterday, where he has been staying for several months under an assumed name, after a discrepancy in his bill resulted in the manager recognising him as an alleged fraudster. Following a short hearing at court yesterday, he was refused bail and was remanded in custody until December 2, when the case will be heard again.
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A Dubliner whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann and who is wanted in the US for an alleged €1.3million fraud, appeared in court yesterday.
Kevin Halligen, 48, faced City of Westminster magistrates after he was arrested on an extradition warrant in Oxford. The US Department of Justice issued an indictment for Halligen earlier this month alleging he tried to defraud a London law firm. They claim he took the money as part of a deal to secure the release of Dutch business executives arrested in the Ivory Coast, but instead spent it on a mansion, a gift for his girlfriend, cash machine withdrawals and debit card transactions. He was arrested at a hotel in Oxford, England, yesterday, where he has been staying for several months under an assumed name, after a discrepancy in his bill resulted in the manager recognising him as an alleged fraudster. Following a short hearing at court yesterday, he was refused bail and was remanded in custody until December 2, when the case will be heard again.
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Halligen : Wanted by the SAS and FBI
Wanted by the SAS and FBI;
A Dubliner who allegedly conned the Madeleine McCann fund out of more than ¤300,000 by posing as a secret service agent is on the run from the law — and the woman he pretended to marry
22 November 2009
The Sunday Times
The wedding guests arrived in black limousines to see a British secret agent marry his US government lawyer bride, surrounded by the strictest of security. From the grand 19th-century Evermay mansion, where the ceremony took place, the guests had commanding views of America's power base, Washington, DC. It is a city where former intelligence agents and ex-military men mix warily with their former colleagues and politicians looking for lucrative government security contracts.
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A Dubliner who allegedly conned the Madeleine McCann fund out of more than ¤300,000 by posing as a secret service agent is on the run from the law — and the woman he pretended to marry
22 November 2009
The Sunday Times
The wedding guests arrived in black limousines to see a British secret agent marry his US government lawyer bride, surrounded by the strictest of security. From the grand 19th-century Evermay mansion, where the ceremony took place, the guests had commanding views of America's power base, Washington, DC. It is a city where former intelligence agents and ex-military men mix warily with their former colleagues and politicians looking for lucrative government security contracts.
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McCann fund hired 'spy' conman
McCann fund hired 'spy' conman; INSIGHT
22 November 2009
The Sunday Times
A businessman who pretended to be a secret agent has allegedly pocketed up to £300,000 (¤333,250) from funds intended to pay investigators working to find Madeleine McCann. Kevin Halligen, a Dublin born security consultant, was paid £500,000 by the Find Madeleine fund but allegedly failed to pass it on to private eyes who worked for him. A friend of Kate and Gerry McCann, Madeleine's parents, said: "He acted as if he were a James Bond-style spy. He promised the earth but it came to nothing."
Halligen's company Oakley International, which is based in Washington DC, offered to provide satellite images and lists of telephone traffic on the night Madeleine disappeared. The data were supposed to come from contacts in Washington but, one source claimed, "all he came up with was a Google Earth image".
The Madeleine fund was provided with further reports from teams of investigators who found it increasingly difficult to get their fees from Halligen. One is owed £100,000. Documents show that while Halligen's firm was receiving the cash, he was withdrawing large amounts for his personal use. Halligen's contract with the fund was not renewed last October. He has now vanished.
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22 November 2009
The Sunday Times
A businessman who pretended to be a secret agent has allegedly pocketed up to £300,000 (¤333,250) from funds intended to pay investigators working to find Madeleine McCann. Kevin Halligen, a Dublin born security consultant, was paid £500,000 by the Find Madeleine fund but allegedly failed to pass it on to private eyes who worked for him. A friend of Kate and Gerry McCann, Madeleine's parents, said: "He acted as if he were a James Bond-style spy. He promised the earth but it came to nothing."
Halligen's company Oakley International, which is based in Washington DC, offered to provide satellite images and lists of telephone traffic on the night Madeleine disappeared. The data were supposed to come from contacts in Washington but, one source claimed, "all he came up with was a Google Earth image".
The Madeleine fund was provided with further reports from teams of investigators who found it increasingly difficult to get their fees from Halligen. One is owed £100,000. Documents show that while Halligen's firm was receiving the cash, he was withdrawing large amounts for his personal use. Halligen's contract with the fund was not renewed last October. He has now vanished.
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