US Politics | UK’s ‘Pablo Escobar’ Curtis Warren is released from prison but is banned from using WhatsApp
A DRUGS baron dubbed Britain's Pablo Escobar has been released from a maximum security prison — and headed back to the heart of his crime empire. Curtis "Cocky" Warren, 59, was driven away from Whitemoor jail in Cambridgeshire on Monday after serving a 14-year stretch. 
PA:Press AssociationCurtis ...Cocky' Warren has been released from a maximum security prison '/ ' 
AFPWarren was likened to Colombian drug lord Escobar, above, when he was jailed for 13 years in 2009 for a £1million cannabis smuggling plot '/ ' 
PA:Press AssociationWarren was jailed for 13 years in 2009 '/ ' Warren, once worth £200million, will be subject to some of the strictest measures imposed on a released convict. He is banned from WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger and must give his police handlers a day's notice just to get in a pal's car. Warren is also barred from holding cryptocurrency and has to give seven days' notice if he wants to go to Scotland. Failure to comply could put him back in jail for another five years. READ MORE ON CURTIS WARREN 
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notorious criminal Life of gangster Curtis Warren who's been freed from jail after 14 years The sanctions were imposed on Warren in 2013 in the UK's first serious crime prevention order. But the National Crime Agency failed to stop him returning to Liverpool where he built his empire. A source close to Warren said: "Cocky always planned on coming back to Liverpool." His barrister Anthony Barraclough said: "The first thing he wanted to do was to see his mother. He just wants peace and quiet. He is allowed to have a decent, ordinary life." Most read in The US Sun DARK DEEDS Chilling note found by Walmart 'mass shooter's' body 'listed his targets' TIP TWIST Quinton Simon's grandmother 'tipped off FBI about toddler's mom' before arrest INVISIBILITY CLOAK Invisibility sweater tricks AI so you can't be seen on security cameras CLIFF TRAGEDY Mountain hiker plunges 1,000ft to her death as friends hear chilling screams SUNNY SLIPS UP The View's Sunny gets abruptly corrected by producers after major mistake 'GET WELL SOON' Al Roker looks unrecognizable in new Instagram post amid health battle Warren was likened to Colombian drug lord Escobar when he was jailed for 13 years in 2009 for a £1million cannabis smuggling plot. He got another ten years for failing to comply with a £198million Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation order. Warren and his bank accounts will be monitored by the NCA for the next five years. He is also banned from possessing more than £1,000 in cash. The NCA said: "Action against serious and organised criminals doesn't end with a conviction."
PA:Press AssociationCurtis ...Cocky' Warren has been released from a maximum security prison '/ ' AFPWarren was likened to Colombian drug lord Escobar, above, when he was jailed for 13 years in 2009 for a £1million cannabis smuggling plot '/ ' PA:Press AssociationWarren was jailed for 13 years in 2009 '/ ' Warren, once worth £200million, will be subject to some of the strictest measures imposed on a released convict. He is banned from WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger and must give his police handlers a day's notice just to get in a pal's car. Warren is also barred from holding cryptocurrency and has to give seven days' notice if he wants to go to Scotland. Failure to comply could put him back in jail for another five years. READ MORE ON CURTIS WARREN GANGSTER NO.1 Inside life of UK's Pablo Escobar Curtis Warren who ran £200M drugs empire notorious criminal Life of gangster Curtis Warren who's been freed from jail after 14 years The sanctions were imposed on Warren in 2013 in the UK's first serious crime prevention order. But the National Crime Agency failed to stop him returning to Liverpool where he built his empire. A source close to Warren said: "Cocky always planned on coming back to Liverpool." His barrister Anthony Barraclough said: "The first thing he wanted to do was to see his mother. He just wants peace and quiet. He is allowed to have a decent, ordinary life." Most read in The US Sun DARK DEEDS Chilling note found by Walmart 'mass shooter's' body 'listed his targets' TIP TWIST Quinton Simon's grandmother 'tipped off FBI about toddler's mom' before arrest INVISIBILITY CLOAK Invisibility sweater tricks AI so you can't be seen on security cameras CLIFF TRAGEDY Mountain hiker plunges 1,000ft to her death as friends hear chilling screams SUNNY SLIPS UP The View's Sunny gets abruptly corrected by producers after major mistake 'GET WELL SOON' Al Roker looks unrecognizable in new Instagram post amid health battle Warren was likened to Colombian drug lord Escobar when he was jailed for 13 years in 2009 for a £1million cannabis smuggling plot. He got another ten years for failing to comply with a £198million Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation order. Warren and his bank accounts will be monitored by the NCA for the next five years. He is also banned from possessing more than £1,000 in cash. The NCA said: "Action against serious and organised criminals doesn't end with a conviction."
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