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Members of a gang, accused of smuggling automatic weapons into the UK by boat, used lyrics from a song by rapper the Notorious B.I.G. to discuss their arrival, a court has heard.Members of a gang, accused of smuggling automatic weapons into the UK by boat, used lyrics from a song by rapper the Notorious B.I.G. to discuss their arrival, a court has heard.
Words from Gimme the Loot were used in an encrypted message between Harry Shilling, 25, and Michael Defraine, 30, the Old Bailey jury heard.Words from Gimme the Loot were used in an encrypted message between Harry Shilling, 25, and Michael Defraine, 30, the Old Bailey jury heard.
They, along with two other defendants, are accused of illegally importing 31 weapons across the Channel.They, along with two other defendants, are accused of illegally importing 31 weapons across the Channel.
All four deny the charges against them.All four deny the charges against them.
The other two defendants are Jennifer Arthy, 42, and John Smale, 58. All four are on trial for gun smuggling and possessing firearms with intent to endanger life. The other two defendants are Jennifer Arthy, 42, from Cuxton in Kent, and John Smale, 58, from Rochester, Kent. All four are on trial for gun smuggling and possessing firearms with intent to endanger life.
The guns - 22 assault rifles similar to AK-47s, and nine Skorpion sub-machine guns - were worth more than £100,000 and were brought into Kent from Boulogne in France on a 38ft (12m) cruiser, the MV Albernina, the jury has heard.The guns - 22 assault rifles similar to AK-47s, and nine Skorpion sub-machine guns - were worth more than £100,000 and were brought into Kent from Boulogne in France on a 38ft (12m) cruiser, the MV Albernina, the jury has heard.
All had originally been deactivated but were reactivated before they, along with a large amount of ammunition, were smuggled up the Medway into Kent, arriving near Cuxton Marina on 10 August last year.All had originally been deactivated but were reactivated before they, along with a large amount of ammunition, were smuggled up the Medway into Kent, arriving near Cuxton Marina on 10 August last year.
But the National Crime Agency (NCA) had the plotters under surveillance and swooped to seize the cache before it could be buried and then passed into the wrong hands.But the National Crime Agency (NCA) had the plotters under surveillance and swooped to seize the cache before it could be buried and then passed into the wrong hands.
The jury heard that in messages between Mr Shilling and Mr Defraine they used slang terms for drugs and money - "gear" and "paper" .The jury heard that in messages between Mr Shilling and Mr Defraine they used slang terms for drugs and money - "gear" and "paper" .
The Gimme the Loot lyrics were included in a message from Mr Defraine which read: "I'm ready to got this paper g you with me... my pockets looking kinda tight and I'm stressed yo munky let me get the vest".The Gimme the Loot lyrics were included in a message from Mr Defraine which read: "I'm ready to got this paper g you with me... my pockets looking kinda tight and I'm stressed yo munky let me get the vest".
The jury had previously heard about an email from Mr Shilling to Mr Defraine, saying "We now officially gangsters".The jury had previously heard about an email from Mr Shilling to Mr Defraine, saying "We now officially gangsters".
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G.
Ms Arthy's partner, also the skipper of the boat, David Payne, 43, has already pleaded guilty to the illegal importation of firearms along with two other men. Ms Arthy's partner David Payne, 43, who was also the skipper of the boat, has already pleaded guilty to the illegal importation of firearms along with two other men.
Prosecutor Duncan Atkinson QC has told the jurors that the smuggling plan was not disputed as Mr Payne, Richard Rye, 24, and Christopher Owen, 30, had already pleaded guilty. He told jurors that it was for them to decide who else was in on the plot. Prosecutor Duncan Atkinson QC has told the jurors that the smuggling plan was not disputed as Mr Payne, Richard Rye, 24, from Swanley, Kent, and Christopher Owen, 30, from Rochester, had already pleaded guilty. He told jurors that it was for them to decide who else was in on the plot.
The day before the NCA closed in on the gang, Mr Shilling, from Swanley, exchanged texts with someone known as "B", the court heard.
The prosecution allege the messages showed that the gang were prepared to supply the weapons to others with ammunition.
The court heard investigators had examined the data from a sat-nav device seized from a car associated with Mr Defraine, from Bexleyheath in Greater London.
The pre-loaded routes, the court was told, showed that the Audi had been to an address 40 miles (64km) from a firearms business in Slovakia that had dealt with some of the weapons seized.
On 11 August, the gang was seen by investigators unloading the cruiser, the jury heard, and a number of large heavy bags were loaded into a white van which was driven away by Payne. He was arrested shortly after - two other men were arrested on the boat.
Ms Arthy was arrested on her houseboat, which she shared with Payne and was moored close by.
The jury was also told of an alleged plan to bury the weapons so they could be retrieved later.
Mr Shilling and Mr Defraine were arrested outside a branch of DIY store Homebase where they had just purchased a number of spades and other tools, the court heard.
The trial continues.The trial continues.