Gazette Live - News - Local News - Ex-club owner Gary Robb finally admits guilt

Gazette Live - News - Local News - Ex-club owner Gary Robb finally admits guilt: "Teesside nightclub owner and fugitive Gary Robb has finally admitted drugs charges after over a decade on the run in Europe.
The 47-year-old nightspot owner turned property developer pleaded guilty to allowing his venue to be used for drug dealing in the mid-90s.
His elderly mother Mavis walked free from court with Gary’s brother James, who has served a 12-year prison sentence for a drug offence.
The brothers’ club, the Colosseum in Norton, was raided by 200 police officers in riot gear and shut down in 1996.
Officers found Ecstasy, amphetamines and cannabis in the club, said to have been used as a rave venue.
Gary Robb skipped bail and fled to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in 1997 while James was jailed for 12 years. The dad-of-three lived on the island, a notorious fugitives’ bolthole which is not internationally recognised and has no extradition treaty with the UK, for more than 10 years.
He protested his innocence and claimed he sought refuge because he would not get a fair trial in this country. He built up a construction business - Aga Development Construction - and worked on a high-profile project to build 500 luxury villas."