Two brothers joined a new generation of criminals drawn to the Liverpool drug business in the early 2000s. Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter We have more newsletters Daniel Gee's escape from an open prison earlier this week will remind many in north Liverpool of the troubling period where his gang waged a violent war on city’s streets. Two brothers joined a new generation of criminals drawn to the Liverpool drug business in the early 2000s.
The pair – Darren and Daniel Gee - turned the Everton estate Grizedale in which they had been raised where into a 24-hour open air drug market. A lack of education and lack of opportunities in Liverpool’s north end had led to a reputation for criminality. The accessibility to the nearby wharfs and warehouses of the dockland along with high levels of deprivation made it a magnet for criminals to ply their trade, Liverpool Echo reports .
The Gees had left school without qualifications and quickly gained a reputation for burglary and other petty crime. They progressed to serious crime, earning thousands each week from the sale of class A drugs. A crown court prosecutor would later state: “The Gees are associated with very serious violence and drug dealing".
A former police officer, who was a member of a task force s.
