Joseph Pyle conviction for drug supply

Title

Joseph Pyle conviction for drug supply

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

27 Nov 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:28

Description

Joseph Pyle - known associate of the Kray twins and the Richardson Gang in the 1960s - has been jailed for 14 years at the Old Bailey for running a drugs syndicate. Peter Gillet(?) and Francis Tyson(?) have also been convicted. Detective Chief Inspector John Coles, in charge of the investigation, expresses his delight and explains how they managed to arrest Pyle. Old Bailey correspondent Tim Crook reports.

Contributors

Tim Crook; John Coles

Keywords

Illegal drugs; Criminals; Trials; Heroin; Kray twins; Sentencing; Old Bailey; Organised crime; Joseph Pyle; Richardson Gang; Peter Gillet(?); Francis Tyson (?)

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