A Sydney drug lord who’s been on the run for a full two years has been nabbed by NSW Police in the Hunter Valley.
Darren Rispen is an alleged kingpin in the Sydney drug trade, with links to meth labs and massive hydro operations. He was added to the NSW Police’s most wanted list after skipping bail in 2015. He was due to appear in court on 27 charges, including supply and possession of prohibited drugs and directing a criminal group.
He was nicked while walking down the street in Nelson Bay by detectives from State Crime Command‘s Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad (which is definitely the name of a disaffected white-boy techno duo from Newtown. Like, 100%).
Acting commander of the squad Steve Patton got to deliver a speech that he’d clearly been practising for the entire two years that Rispen’s been on the run, in which he said police would allege Rispen was top dog in an internationally-connected drug syndicate:
“It took us a while to track him down but we never give up, these blokes are wanted on serious charges and eventually they’re going to come unstuck.“He’d gone to a fair bit of effort. He’d changed his name, grown a nice long beard and changed his appearance a bit, but eventually we’re going to catch up with you.“
There you go, my crime-inclined mates. As always:
Source: ABC.
Image: NSW Police.
