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Sunday,
February24,
2013
50p
thesun.co.uk
By MAZHER
MAHMOOD
FORMER boxing world
champHerbieHide is
todayexposedasadrug
MrFixitreadytothrowa
titlefightfor£1million.
The41-year-oldBritish
heavyweightarrangedfor
cocainetobedeliveredto
undercoverSunreporters
byadealer who
repeatedly boasted
abouthisclose links
tothefighter.
AndHidebragged
abouthowhewould
fixashowpiecebout,
saying: “Whoever,
whichroundyouwant,
ContinuedonPage5
F ilmed..H idewith ourrepor ter
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2 Sunday,February24,2013
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Frankie
Boyle
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TOMENDTRIPLEA
Radical...Qatada
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Billtoput
lagsbang
toRights
GORDONSMART’S
PAGES22&23
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Mensch
Louise
Mensch
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Mensch
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CRAIGWOODHOUSE
TERROR suspects and
criminalscouldfinallybe
stopped from using
HumanRights laws to
dodgejusticeunderplans
tobeunveiledthisweek.
Toughnewruleswould
seeradicalssuchasAbu
Qatadaforcedoutofthe
UK, keycaseshandled
byourSupremeCourt
rather thanmeddling
Euro judges, anddeny
lagsthevote.
Legal expertshaveso
farspenttwoyearsand
£700,000 of taxpayers’
cashtryingtosetupa
BritishBillofRights.
ToryCharlieElphicke’s
planwillbedebatedby
MPsonFriday.Itcomes
afterarecent survey
found three-quarters of
Britsseehumanrightsas
acharterforcriminals.
MrElphickesaid:“We
needasettlementpeople
areproudofratherthan
onetheyhate.”
GEORGEOsbornewas
lastnightunderhuge
pressuretodelivera
BudgetboostforBrit-
ainaftertheUKwas
strippedofitsprized
AAAcreditrating.
Butexpertsandpoliti-
cianscouldnotagreeon
whatPlanBshouldbe—
spendmoreorless.
Business chiefs, senior
economistsandToryRight-
wingers calledforafresh
roundofspendingcutsamid
fears that theChancellor’s
austerity measures
have not gone far
enough. They also
ByCRAIGWOODHOUSE
PoliticalCorrespondent
moveBritaindownanotch
fromAAAtoAA1meantthe
UKlostitsprizedratingfor
thefirsttimesince1978.
Itblamed“sluggishgrowth”
andafailuretosticktothe
debtreductiontimetable.
Writing exclusively for
today’sSun,MrOsbornesays
it isa“veryclearmess-
age”thatBritain
hasadebt
problem
whichneeds
fixing. He
vows that
Britain will
“stick to the
course” and
says his
Budget on
March20will
“showthere
is still
morewecandotomakeour
economymorecompetitive”—
hintingatcuts inredtape
andtaxtoboostfirms.
Lastnightex-Cabinetminis-
ter JohnRedwood joined
calls for action.He said:
“Ministershavetoprovidea
stimulustotheprivatesector,
mend the banks
andcutbackon
non-essential
items—like
overseasaid.”
c.wood-
house@the-
sun.co.uk
TheSunSays
—Page14
Lorraine
Lorraine
demandedaseries of tax
reductions toget theecon-
omymovingagain.
But othersdemandedan
endtoausterityeconomics,
withLaboursayingitwould
be“crazy”toploughonwith
moreofthesame.
ShadowChancellor Ed
Balls said: “Fundamentally,
thisisagrowthproblem.
“Unlessyougetgrowthin
theeconomy, youwon’tget
thedeficitanddebtdown.
“GeorgeOsborneis likea
19thcenturydoctor saying,
‘Let’sbleedthepatientmore’.
“Themedicine’snotworking
—moremedicineisnotgoing
todo the trick.”Ratings
agencyMoody’sdecisionto
Pascale
Pascale
PAGE40
Kimberley
Walsh
beauty
PAGE41
MrMoney
PAGES42&43
oney
Demands
...EdBalls
&Redwood
Jake
Humphrey
OSBORNE:WE’LLSTICKTOOURGUNS -Pages14&15
ONMOTORS
PAGE44
ENGLISHTESTFORDOCS
Firmtitle
banlifted
Derek
Brown
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ONGAMES
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CRAIGWOODHOUSE
EVERYforeigndoctorwillfinallybe
forcedtoprovetheycanspeak
Englishundertoughnewchecksto
closea“killerloophole”.
ThecrackdownmeansGPhope-
fulsfromoverseaswillNOTgeta
licence unless watchdogs are
happytheycanspeakourlingo.
Whilewould-bemedicsfromout-
sideEuropealreadysit language
registerwillbebroughtintostop
existingdocswithpoor language
skillsslippingundertheradar.
Ministersarealsohopeful they
canoverhaulEUlawssoalldoc-
torsfacethesamelanguagetests.
HealthMinisterDrDanPoulter
said:“Patientsshouldbeableto
understandandbeunderstoodby
theirdoctorifwearetogivethem
thebestcaretheydeserve.”
Dear
Deidre
PAGE46
FIRMSaretobespared
“crazy” rules restricting
whattheycancallthem-
selves, ministers will
announcethisweek.
Companies currently
havetoaskpermissionto
use161words, suchas
“English” and “univer-
sity”,intheirtitles.Busi-
nessMinisterJoSwinson
said: “It iscrazycom-
paniesfacethisredtape,
stoppingthemgrowing.”
tests,EUrulesmeananydoctor
whohaslivedorworkedonthe
Continentcansidestepthechecks.
Theso-called“Brussels loop-
hole”willbeshutbygivingthe
GeneralMedicalCouncilpowersto
denydoctorsthegreenlight to
practiseintheUKiftheirEnglish
isn’tuptoscratch.AndanNHS
Sarah
Beeny
Languagepledge...Poulter
PROPERTYGURU
PAEDOLET-OFF
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38%WANTOUT
Puzzles
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OFEUSAYSPOLL
Travel
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PAEDOPHILEShavebeengiven
just WEEKS inprisonforsick
crimes,itemergedyesterday.
Newfiguresshow28childsex
offenderswereletoffwithsen-
tencesoflessthanthreemonths.
Onehadrapedachild, four
hadsexualactivitywithunder-
13sandotherscommittedsexual
assault andabuseof children
throughprostitutionandporn.
Labour’sAndySlaughter,who
uncoveredthefiguresfor2007to
2011,calledthem“outrageous”—
andsaidhefearedtheycould
getworseundertheCoalition.He
said:“ThisGovernment’ssentenc-
ingpolicyisdrivenbytheneed
tosavemoneybykeepingpeople
outofjail.Wecan’tdothatat
theexpenseofchildsafety.”
JusticeMinisterJeremyWright
insisted sentencinghadbeen
toughenedup.
StepdadAbusedMeFromAge
13—Pages30&31
BYLISAMINOT
ABERDEEN
ABERDEEN
ALMOSTfourintenBritswanttobreakawayfrom
theEUandjoincountriessuchasIcelandandLiech-
tensteininaseparatetradinggroup,sayresearchers.
Apollof2,916adults foundhugesupport for
quittingBrusselsandre-joiningtheEuropeanFree
TradeAssociation,whichtheUKleftin1973.
TheYouGovpoll foreuroscepticthink-tankthe
BrugesGroupfound38percentwouldpreferBrit-
aintobeinEFTA,with23percentpreferringthe
EU.TheGroup’sRobertOulds said: “Asimpler
EFTAagreementwouldbeawin-winarrangement.”
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Sunday,February24,2013
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A nimalpassion ..Klassonsa ndinskimpys wimwear
EXCLUSIVE
ByFELIXALLEN
SIZZLINGMyleeneKlass
putstheroarintoraun-
chyasshesportsa
leopard-print bikini on
theCaribbeanshore.
Themodelandreality
star,34,azure looked
beautifulasshewaspic-
turedagainst thepure
blueocean.
Mum-of-twoMyleene
splashedinthesurf in
aphotoshootforLittle-
woodsswimwear.
Shealsotookdaugh-
ters Ava, five, and
23-month-oldHeroalong
towork. The family
playedon thegolden
beach—and even
foundtimetobuilda
fewsandKlass-les.
SLYMA
HEART
ATTACK
FearsforCBBJackie,91
ByPETESAMSON, USEditor
SYLVESTERStallone’s
mumJackiewas last
nightinhospitalaftersuf-
feringaheartattack.
The 91-year-old former
CelebrityBigBrothercontest-
antissettoundergoheart
surgeryindays.
Jackie’shusbandDrStephen
Levinesaidlastnight:“She’ssta-
ble rightnowandrecovering.
Shewillprobablyhaveanangi-
oplastyoperationnextweek.”
Jackie—knownforage-defying
cosmeticops—attendedtheLos
Angelespremiereofher son’s
movieExpendables2lastyearin
aminiskirtandhighheels.
Asourcesaid:“Shesuffered
aheartattackafewdays
agoandisinhospitalnear
herhomeinSantaMonica,
California. Itwas very
scaryforthefamilyand
everyoneisveryworried
abouther.Butshe’sa
Dotingson...StallonewithJackie
fightersowehavehighhopes
forherrecovery.”
ItcomesafterRockystarStal-
lone’s36-year-oldsonSagedied
ofaheartattacklastJuly.
The followingmonth the
66-year-oldactor’s half-sister
Toni-AnnFiliti diedfrom
lung cancer. Astrologer
JackieenteredtheCeleb-
rityBigBrotherhousein
2005andcameface-to-
facewithSly’sex-wife
BrigitteNielsen.
p.samson@the-
sun.co.uk
Housemate...onCBB
MyfearsforKimandKanye
MyfearsforKimandKanye
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By MAZHER
MAHMOOD
By MAZHER
MAHMOOD
CROOKEDHerbieHide
offeredtothrowaworld
titlefight—andtoldhowa
boutcouldberiggedsothe
favouritewouldgodownin
anyroundapunterchose.
Thegraspingex-heavyweight
champrevealedinaseriesof
meetingswithundercoverSun
reporters thathewouldbe
preparedtolosefor£1million,
resultinginhugebetpayouts.
Hetoldthem:“Whatyouwantto
doissimple,yeah, istoseewho
thefavouriteisandgetthefavour-
itetogodownintheroundyou
call.Itwillbearranged.”
Hide,whoacknowledged fixing
wasillegalandcouldresultinprose-
cution, added: “If you’re talking
about somebody to losea
fight...there’sgottobebigmoney
involved.Likeme.Youwantmeto
lose?”
The41-year-oldfighter—twice
crownedworldheavyweightcham-
pion—evenasked: “Whodoyou
wantmetolosetoandforwhat?”
Webeganourinvestigationafter
beingtoldhowHide,nicknamedthe
DancingDestroyer,wasbiddingto
secureonelasthugecrookedpay-
daybeforehanginguphisgloves.
Aboxingsourcesaidhewaskeen
tomaintainthelifestylewhichsees
himliveinanenormous£1.5million
homeinNorwich—sceneoftrag-
edylastyearwhena25-year-old
wasstabbedtodeathataparty.
Our reportersapproachedHide
posingasbusinessmenwhowere
interestedinorganisingexhibition
boutsintheMiddleEast.
Askedifitwouldbepossiblefor
oneoftheMiddleEasternboxers
towin,Hiderespondedbysaying
therewouldhavetobe“bigmoney
involved”forhimtolose.Hesaid:
“Whodoyouwantmetoloseto
and then for
what?Definitely
thingswecando.
But the thing
about it is that
youneedabig
name on good
record—yeah,
likemyself!”
Hidethentried
topersuadeusto
bankroll his
comeback, offer-
ingusadeal
that would
pocket hima
fortuneinreturn
forafixedcham-
pionshipfight.
Unlike exhibi-
tionmatches, a
professional com-
petitivebout is
officiallyrecorded
onaboxer’s
record, allowing
millions to be
stakedaroundthe
worldbypunters
onbetsaboutthe
outcome.
Hidewent on:
“I’mtryingtoget
aworld cham-
pionship fight
again and this
(the fixing) is
somethingwecan
arrange.”
Justsixdayslater,heturnedup
forasecondmeetingataluxury
hotelnearhisNorfolkhome.
Duringthehour-longdiscussion,
the6ft 2in fighterprovidedan
insight intohowthescamwould
operate.
Sprawledinachairanddressed
inabaggygreycardiganandjeans,
headmitted: “Boxingisnot like
whatyouthink.It’sabusiness.It’s
not aboutwho is thebest, it’s
aboutbusiness.”
AtpresentHideisnotlicensedto
fight.Buthedismissivelyclaimed
hecouldeasilyobtainpermission—
Handshake...fightermeetsanundercoverSunreporter
Caughtonfilm...boxerHideexplainedtoreportershowfight-fixingscamwouldwork
Champ..grinningHide
celebratesvictoryafter
a1992fight.Hetwice
tookheavyweightcrown
Heavyhitter...HidewallopsopponentDerekMcCaffertyin
2003.ThereisnosuggestionanyofHide’smatcheswerefixed
COKE
ContinuedfromPageOne
whateveryouwantaslong
asyouputthemoney.
“Icanguaranteeone
thing,youcangetwho-
everisthefavourite,you
canget themtostep
downforamillionpounds.
“Youneedabigname
ongoodrecord—yeah,
likemyself!”
The twice-crowned
champion outlined the
cynical fight-rigging
scheme inaseriesof
filmedmeetingswithour
investigators.
Hide even suggested
drawinganother unwit-
tingtopboxer intothe
plot—amovewhich
wouldallowcrookedpunt-
ers tomakemillions
fromafixedfight.
Hesaid:“Boxingisnot
likewhatyouthink. It’s
abusiness.
“It’snotaboutwhois
the best, it’s about
business.”
Thecocainedealertold
our reporters: “Herbie
gavemeyournumber.
Howmanygramswasit
youareafter, four?It’s
£100agram.
“Herbiegetsitoffme.
Herbiesaid, ‘Theseguys
wantgoodstuff’.”
Police lastnightcon-
firmedtheywereinvesti-
gatingdrugallegations
followingourprobe.
andclaimedheneedn’t evendo
that foraworldtitlefightabroad.
Headded: “BasicallyIwant to
havetwofights.Iwillfightabum
justtogetwarmedupagain.
“There’s twofights togetme
ranked.Rankingmeans inabout
four,fivemonths’timeI’llbefight-
ingfortheworldchampionships.
“The thingyouwere talking
aboutcanthencome in. Ifyou
haveitinyourmindandyouare
readytopayitwillbedone.
“However,thenwhateverwethen
discussintheworldchampionship
fight—ifwedecidetowinitor
loseit—that’sbetweenus.”Hide
even suggested the name of
anothertopfighterwithanimpres-
sivewinningrecordtotakepartin
thechampionshipbout.
He said: “Whoever do the
fight...itwillbedone. Itcanbe
donenextmonth.Moneyspeaks.”
Thereisnosuggestionthat the
otherboxerhaseverbeeninvolved
inmatch-fixing.
Hidesaid:“Whatyouwanttodo
issimple,yeah, istoseewhothe
favouriteisandgetthefavourite
togodownintheroundyoucall.
Itwillbearranged.”Hewenton:
“Youneedtospeaktotwoboxers.
WhatI’msayingtoyouisthatcan
bedone. If youputamillion
pounds,you’dbeabletogeteither
boxertodothat.
Guarantee
“Icanguaranteeyouonething,
youcangetwhoeveristhefavour-
ite,youcangetthemtostepdown
foramillionpounds.Whoever,
whichroundyouwant.
“LikenowifIgotheretogeta
milliontoloseIwantanimmedi-
ate re-matchsoIcouldprove
myself.Icouldhavethemfights
whenever.”
Hide thenexplainedhowhis
insideknowledgecouldhelpfurther
manipulatethebettingonthefights
bystagingpressconferencesand
sparringsessionsheldbeforethem.
Theseareregardedaskeyindica-
torsofhowfightersarelikelyto
performandhavealargeimpact
onbettingodds.
Hidesaid: “Youseethebetting
cangoupanddown—putiton
thepressconferences.
“Thefightcouldbemadenow,
meandhimtofight.ThewayI’m
training,I’msparring,knockingpeo-
pleout, thebettingchanges. It
dependsonthepressconferences.
“Depending onwhat happens,
whenthefightismadepeoplewill
starttalking.Thepairtalks***at
theconference—hypethefightup.”
GreedyHide thenattemptedto
justify the£1millionfeehewas
demandingtofixabout.
Hesaid:“Ifyougetabumtolose
itdon’tmakenodifferencetohim,
butwhowillbetonabum?Nobody
willbetonabum.
“You’retalkingaboutabigfight
wherepeopleareputtinghundreds
of thousandsonbetting, theydo
millionsofpounds—achampionship
fightisbigmoney.
“Moneyspeaksandthat’swhere
youcangetpeoplethatwilldoit.”
Warning
The fighter added: “Whoever,
whichroundyouwant.Afightcan
bemade,whateveryouwant, as
longasyouputthemoney.”
Hidealsotoldhowoneboxeracc-
eptedabungmid-fight to feign
injurysohisopponentwouldstay
undefeated.Hesaid: “I’mwiththe
managerinthecornerand(he)told
hiscornertostopthefight.Hiscor-
nersaidtohim, ‘You’vegottostop.
They’veofferedhimmoremoney’.”
Hethenwarnedourreportersabout
discussingfixing, saying: “I’mtelling
yousecrets. It’snot somethingyou
wanttobesaying.Whatyou’redoing
aswellit’sagainstthelaw,youcould
beprosecuted.”
After his heavyweight success
Hidesteppeddowntocruiserweight
andhaswon14successive fights
andremainsunbeatenatthatweight.
ThereisNOsuggestionthatanyof
hispreviousfightshavebeenrigged.
Theboxingsourcesaid:“Herbiesim-
plywantstomakeasmuchmoney
beforeheistoooldtofight.
“Heismakingacomebackand
hastoldhisclosestpalshewantsto
fixthefighttomakemegabucksso
hecankeephislifestylegoing.He’s
notevenbeingdiscreetaboutit.
“Heneverneededtodothisbefore
becausehecouldmakemoneylegiti-
mately,butthisistheonlywayhe
cannowmakebigmoney.”
But lastnightHidewas facing
questions afterwe handed the
resultsofourinvestigationtoNor-
folkPolice.
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6 Sunday,February24,2013
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Sunday,February24,2013
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Grand...Hide’smansion
53fights
49wins
...hitsall
overnow
Thebagcontainingcocaineandmephedrone
HERBIEHide(bornHerbert
OkechukwuMaduagwu in
Nigeriain1971)isatwo-
time world heavyweight
championknownasThe
DancingDestroyer.
Hisfirstprofessionalfight
wasinBethnalGreen,East
London, in1989,whenhe
knockedoutLeeWilliams
inthesecondround.
In1994,Hidechallenged
MichaelBenttfortheWBO
heavyweight title at
MillwallFootballCluband
wonwithaknockout.
Ayearlater,hedefended
his titleagainstRiddick
Bowe—butwasfloored
sixtimesandlost.
Hide fought twice in
1996,winningboth,before
earninganothershotatthe
WBOtitlein1997.Hebeat
TonyTuckerintworounds.
Hidedefendedhis title
twice in1998, winning
bothfights.
Giant
Thenextyear,hefaced
6ft 8inUkrainiangiant
Vitali Klitschkoandwas
knockedoutintworounds.
In2006,Hidestepped
downadivisiontocruiser-
weight,winning14succes-
sivefights.
His lastboutwasback
inBethnalGreen,whereit
all began, at thePrize-
fighterCruiserweightTour-
namentin2010.
HedefeatedWelshman
Wayne Brooks in the
quarter-finals but pulled
outafterbeingbadlycut.
Overalongcareer,Hide
haswon49outof53rank-
ingfights(43byknock-
outs)andlostjustfour.
Thereisnosuggestionof
wrongdoingbyanyofhis
opponents.
Lastyearitwasrevealed
Hideisbackintraining
tochallengefor the
Britishcruiserweight
title.Hesaidatthe
time:“Ican’tsee
no cruiserweight
beatingme.
“Iamphysically
stronger thanany
of themandcan
out-punchanyof
them.
“Boxing is all
aboutpoliticsandI
just hope tobe
giventhechance.”
Loutforthecount...
‘Ben’checksourcash
withbagcontaining
drugsontable,circled
GrinningHidewithourinvestigator,right,inhotel
FIGHTfixerHerbieHide
isalsoadrugsMrFixit,
TheSuncanreveal.
Thebetting-scamboxer
arrangedforfourgramsof
cocainetobedeliveredto
ourundercover reporter
inhishotelsuite.
ItcameafterHideclaimed
duringaconversationwith
ourman thatafigure
within theboxingworld
likedthedrug.
When our reporter
suggested that cocaine
was not readily
available inNorwich,
Hide immediately
pipedup: “Youcan
getitanywhere.
“Ofcourseyoucan
get itwheneverwe
want it.”Thenhe
agovernment-approvedlaboratory
onbehalfofTheSunrevealedthat
thesubstancewasamixtureof
cocaineandmephedrone.
Mephedrone—knownasmeow
meow—wasmadeillegalin2010
afteritwaslinkedtomorethan
50 deaths, including that of
17-year-oldLukeCowan.
The teenager collapsed after
takingtabletscontainingthedrug
atamusicfestival.
DealerBenalsoofferedtosell
our reportermephedroneon its
own.Hesaid: “Heardofmephe-
drone?It’squitegoodactually.I’d
rateitovercoketobefairforthe
buzz,yeah.
“If youwas tobuystandard
cokeandstandardmephedrone,
mephedroneisalwayspurer.ButI
meanifyouwant totryany, I
mean, this ismynumber or
whatever,getholdofme.Andit’s
cheaperonthegroundaswell.”
Benthenwentontoofferlarger
quantities of bothdrugs and
revealedthathecouldsupplyitas
farafieldasLondon—morethan
100milesaway.
Askedhowmuchanounceof
mephedronewouldcost, hesaid:
“Justover£400—that’showcheap
itis.£420anounce.
“Foranounceof cokeyou’re
lookingmorearoundsortof7/8
(hundredpounds). That depends
whoIcangetitoffatthetime.”
Toldbyourreporterthedrugs
wererequiredinthecapital, he
added:“InthatcaseIcanprobably
justpassyouontosomeone.”
Awayfromthering, father-of-
fourHidehasbeenhitbycontro-
versy.
LastyearTafadzwaKhan, 25,
fromNorwich,diedafterhewas
stabbedtodeathatapartyinvolv-
ingmorethan100revellersatthe
boxer’shome.Thegatedmansion
hasagym, indoorswimmingpool,
baranditsowndisco.Atthetime
ofTafadzwa’sdeath,Hidesaidhe
wasnotevenat thehousethat
evening.
Hesaid:“Iwasoutofmyface
somewhereelseandI’mhearingon
thenewsthatsomebodygotkilled
atmyhouse. Itwasalloverthe
news.Ifyoulookontheinternet,
you’llsee.Murderatmyhouse.So
sincethenaboutafewmonthsago
Istoppedpartying.”
TheSunpasseditsdossieron
HideandBentoNorfolkPolice.
Lastnightaspokeswomansaid:
“Wehavebeenhandedinformation
intheformoftwoshortsections
ofvideoconcerningallegeddrug
activity.
“Thematerialisbeingexamined
andpoliceare lookingtowork
withtheprovidertofullyreview
theavailableinformation.
“NorfolkConstabularytakesalle-
gationsofillegaldrugactivityseri-
ouslyandinformationpassedto
policeisthoroughlyinvestigated.”
HAVEYOUGOT
Ex-champ...
HerbieHide
By MAZHERMAHMOOD
ASCANDALFOR
said:“Doyouwanttogetsome?
Doyouwanttogetsome?Ican
callmyfriendhere.”
Asheleft thehotelmeeting,
Hideconfirmedthathewould
arrangeasupplyofdrugs,say-
ing:“Letmeget,I’llcallyou,I’ll
trytoarrangeforsomethingfor
you,yeah. I’llgethimtocome
here.I’llsortitanyway,yeah.”
About30minuteslateraman
—whocalledhimselfBen—rang
ourreporter.
Hesaid:“Herbiegavemeyour
number.Howmanygramswas
it youare after...four? It’s
£100agram.”
Shortly afterwards, Ben,
dressed in expensive leisure
wearandabaseballcap,arrived
atourreporter’sroom.Therehe
braggedaboutthequalityofthe
cocaine.
Hesaid:“Herbiegetsitoffme
at100percent(purity).
“Whatwenormallydoisbash
itupandputitoutabitlower
aseveryonedoes.
“Wecharge40ontheground
(street).ButHerbiesaid, ‘These
guyswantgoodstuff’.Sothat’s
exactlyasIgetityousee.
“It’sgood. I’dsayit’saround
sortof80percent.”
OurreportergaveBen£400in
£20notes—whichhecarefully
countedoutbeforehandingover
asmallclearplasticbagcontain-
ingawhitepowder.
Testscarriedoutbyexpertsat
OURMAZHER?
DOyouknowofascandalMazherMahmoodshould
investigate?Youcanemailhimatmaz@the-sun.co.uk
orcallhimon0207824354.
NowwatchtheHerbie
Hidevideoatthesun.co.uk
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