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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 huntSafe 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 as soon as they realised their mistake they left. "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.