Stuff.co.nz: "A former Olympic judo star from Barbados who acted as an enforcer for a drugs gang has been jailed indefinitely, the BBC reported today.
During his trial, it was said that James Waithe, 47, of Bristol, was an aggressive debt-collector for the British gang which made up to �1 million (NZ$2.4m) a week from cocaine sales.
Waithe represented Barbados at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and England in the 2006 Commonwealth Judo Championships.
Judge Simon Darwall-Smith gave him a nominal sentence of 18 years, meaning he can be considered for release after nine - but he will only be freed when experts deem he is no longer a public threat.
'You had a reputation for violence. You were [gang leader] Rodel's muscle and enforcer,'' the BBC reported Judge Darwall-Smith saying at Waithe's sentencing today."
During his trial, it was said that James Waithe, 47, of Bristol, was an aggressive debt-collector for the British gang which made up to �1 million (NZ$2.4m) a week from cocaine sales.
Waithe represented Barbados at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and England in the 2006 Commonwealth Judo Championships.
Judge Simon Darwall-Smith gave him a nominal sentence of 18 years, meaning he can be considered for release after nine - but he will only be freed when experts deem he is no longer a public threat.
'You had a reputation for violence. You were [gang leader] Rodel's muscle and enforcer,'' the BBC reported Judge Darwall-Smith saying at Waithe's sentencing today."
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