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EXCLUSIVE by Vicki Kellaway at Southwark Crown Court, Liverpool Echo TWO Liverpool drug barons blamed a stash of weapons on the Ungi and Fitzgibbon families so they could get their own sentences slashed, a court was told. Southwark crown court heard that John Haase, 59, and Paul Bennett, 44, arranged for weapons to be found behind the Cheers pub, in Aigburth Road, so they could link them to the rival gangs. The jury was told the Ceska gun, automatic pistol and ammunition was one of 35 goods, drugs and guns hauls the pair organised so they could tip off the authorities and curry favour with a judge. Prosecutors claim the men cooked up the scheme while awaiting sentence for drug smuggling. They provided so much information they received a rare royal pardon and served just 11 months of their 18-year sentences. Gibson Grenfell... [read full story]
