Wanted Nottingham Man On the Run In Europe

One of Britain's most wanted criminals is on the run in the Netherlands after being caught in Nottingham with £29,000 of class B drugs.

Dutch authorities have teamed up with Crimestoppers and the National Crime Agency in the UK to launch an appeal to track down British citizen Ahmed Dervish Omer.

Omer was sentenced to ten years imprisonment at Nottingham Crown Court, but absconded half way through the trial in November 2015.

Now, authorities believe Omer may be hiding out in the Netherlands, where 23 British fugitives were located and returned to the UK last year.

As a leading member of an organised Nottingham crime gang, Omer was believed to be trafficking class B drugs, amphetamine, cannabis, and cannabis resin to the UK, and is also suspected of supplying drugs to other gangs in London and Birmingham.

Dave Allen, head of the International Crime Bureau at the National Crime Agency, said:

"Those who believe they can use the Netherlands to evade justice or continue illegal activities soon find out that it is not a safe haven.

"In the last five years, over 100 fugitives […] have been captured in the Netherlands and brought back to the UK to face justice."

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