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Loyalist Shoukri 'is found dead' Senior loyalist Ihab Shoukri dies
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It is understood north Belfast loyalist Ihab Shoukri has died. Leading north Belfast loyalist Ihab Shoukri has died.
Police are investigating a sudden death in Newtownabbey overnight. They have said the death is not suspicious, but it is believed to be Ihab Shoukri. The 34-year-old died in Newtownabbey on Saturday night. Police are not treating it as suspicious - it is believed he died of a drug overdose.
Shoukri, 34, originally from the Westland estate, was jailed for 15 months in June after admitting being a member of the UDA and supporting it.Shoukri, 34, originally from the Westland estate, was jailed for 15 months in June after admitting being a member of the UDA and supporting it.
He was arrested along with a number of other men at the Alexandra Bar in York Street in March 2006. He was released in a matter of weeks because of the amount of time he had spent in prison while awaiting trial.
Later that year, the UDA leadership announced it had expelled Ihab Shoukri and his younger brother Andre from the organisation. He had been arrested along with a number of other men at a north Belfast bar where a UDA 'show of strength' was being planned.
The sons of an Egyptian father who married a local woman, both brothers are believed to have risen through the ranks of the UDA in north Belfast before their expulsion. Ihab Shoukri and his brother Andre were expelled from the UDA two years ago after setting up a breakaway faction in south east Antrim.
In November 2007, Andre Shoukri was jailed for nine years for trying to extort thousands of pounds from a pub owner. The faction had been accused of involvement in widespread criminality, including drug dealing.
Ihab Shoukri took over leadership of the group in November last year after his brother was jailed for nine years on charges including blackmail and intimidation.
The sons of an Egyptian father who married a local woman, both brothers rose through the ranks of the UDA in north Belfast before their expulsion.