James Waithe
James Waithe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 December 1961 (age 62) |
| Occupation | Gangster |
James Waithe (born 30 December 1961) is a former judoka who represented Barbados at the 1988 Summer Olympics,[1] and England at the 2006 Commonwealth Judo Championships.[2] He was sensai at the University of Bristol Judo club 2001.
In November 2009, Waithe was convicted of drugs offences in Bristol, England.[2] He was reportedly the enforcer and debt collector for drug lord Craig Rodel, whose gang turned in over £50 million a year from trafficking cocaine, MDMA, heroin and firearms. In one incident Waithe and an associate tied a man to a chair, beat him with nunchuks, stuck a cigarette in his ear and put his hands in a toaster.[3] Police were alerted to the gang's operations after a burglary was called into a flat owned by Waithe, where police discovered an 'industrial-scale' cocaine factory.[4]
References
- ^ "James Waithe". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Cocaine gang Olympic star guilty". BBC News. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ Telegraph - Judo Olympian was cocaine gang's enforcer, court told
- ^ Guardian - £1m-a-week cocaine factory found by accident, court told