User:Kevin dimok/sandbox

Matthew murch (nick name murchy) was a gang leader in 1996 until 1999 in control of west side of torquay and parts of paignton and barnstaple,he was in control of several gangs during this period of time (tttp and the cc Posey and in a brutal gang war for control of key areas. Made notorious by the local paper at that time,regularly on the front page of the herald Express. It was the first time the rural areas and small towns experienced such an upturn organised crime.The dispute with rivals was created by his refusal to allow hard narcotics to be brought in by the northern gangs coming from liverpool and Manchester. Eventually not able to hold back the northern gangs and forced in to exile