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Girls Aloud star intruders guilty | Girls Aloud star intruders guilty |
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A cocaine-dealing gang who terrified Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle in her home has been found guilty of helping run a multi-million pound drugs empire. | A cocaine-dealing gang who terrified Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle in her home has been found guilty of helping run a multi-million pound drugs empire. |
They were looking for a safe house for drugs and were wrongly told by a gang member she had moved out. | They were looking for a safe house for drugs and were wrongly told by a gang member she had moved out. |
But the star was still in the flat and they fled when she challenged them. | But the star was still in the flat and they fled when she challenged them. |
Jason Anderson, 33, of Northolt, Marc Fisher, 48, of Totteridge, and Ewart Henry, 43, of Chatham, were convicted of conspiracy to supply drugs. | Jason Anderson, 33, of Northolt, Marc Fisher, 48, of Totteridge, and Ewart Henry, 43, of Chatham, were convicted of conspiracy to supply drugs. |
They will be sentenced later, together with gang leader Bryan Miller, 46, of Christchurch, Dorset, who pleaded guilty. | They will be sentenced later, together with gang leader Bryan Miller, 46, of Christchurch, Dorset, who pleaded guilty. |
Safe house hunt | Safe house hunt |
Anderson and other gang members had been hunting for a safe house to double as a narcotics supply centre for trade clients, Harrow Crown Court heard. | Anderson and other gang members had been hunting for a safe house to double as a narcotics supply centre for trade clients, Harrow Crown Court heard. |
Fisher, who was an estate agent, then told them the singer had moved out of her luxury apartment on an estate at Friern Barnet, north London. | Fisher, who was an estate agent, then told them the singer had moved out of her luxury apartment on an estate at Friern Barnet, north London. |
They were given a spare set of keys and decided to check out the third-floor flat to see if it could be used as a venue to sell drugs. | They were given a spare set of keys and decided to check out the third-floor flat to see if it could be used as a venue to sell drugs. |
Unfortunately for them, the 21-year-old singer was staying there for a further fortnight. | Unfortunately for them, the 21-year-old singer was staying there for a further fortnight. |
'I was shocked' | 'I was shocked' |
The jury heard the star had been enjoying a quiet night in with her mother when she heard the front door open. | The jury heard the star had been enjoying a quiet night in with her mother when she heard the front door open. |
She went to investigate and found herself confronted by four men in the hallway. | She went to investigate and found herself confronted by four men in the hallway. |
"I was really shocked ... scared," the Londonderry-born singer said, but added that as soon as the men realised their mistake they left the house. | |
Police later found the gang's drug cache - 42 1kg blocks of cocaine - in an empty two-bedroomed apartment nearby. | Police later found the gang's drug cache - 42 1kg blocks of cocaine - in an empty two-bedroomed apartment nearby. |
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