Anti-paedophile campaign
The paper began a controversial campaign to name and shame alleged paedophiles in 2000 following the abduction and murder of Sarah Payne. The paper's decision led to angry mobs terrorising those they suspected of being child sex offenders,[8] which included several cases of mistaken identity, including one instance where a paediatrician had her house vandalised[9] and another where a man was confronted because he had a neck brace similar to one a paedophile was wearing when pictured.[10][11] The campaign was labelled "grossly irresponsible" journalism by the then Chief Constable of Gloucestershire, Tony Butler.[12] The paper also campaigns for the introduction of 'Sarah's Law' to allow public access to the Sex Offenders Register.http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3424225/Cops-release-new-Most-Wanted-list.html
Costa del Crime's Most Wanted
Most wanted ... (top l-r) Jamie Dempsey 32, Derek McGraw Ferguson 47, Anthony Fraser, 39, Patrick Pious Hancox, 67, Eriberto Jimenez Melo, 33, (bottom l-r) Jonathon Lejman or Lehman, 29, Darren Kevin O'Flaherty, 36, William Thomas Robert Paterson, 31, Andrew Mark Spooner, 41, and Everadus Wijtvliet, 39
Published: Today
A NOTORIOUS criminal's grandson is among a new list of the ten Most Wanted being hunted by cops.
Anthony Fraser, whose grandad is violent East End gangland enforcer "Mad" Frankie Fraser, is No1 in the rogues' gallery.
The 39-year-old is wanted for smuggling £5million of cannabis hidden in a lorry load of frozen chicken from Holland in 2009.
He is one of the latest ten fugitives believed to be hiding from the British police in the Costa del Sol region of Spain.
Others on the list are men suspected of murder, child sex offences, kidnapping, robbery and drugs offences.
Glaswegian William Paterson, 31, is wanted over the murder of gangster Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll in January last year.
Notorious ... Anthony Fraser's famous grandad 'Mad' FrankieCriminal Carroll, dubbed Scotland's "public enemy number one", was blasted ten times by masked gunmen outside an Asda superstore in Robroyston, near Glasgow.
Darren O'Flaherty, 36, of Liverpool, is wanted after a lorry driver was held at knifepoint while his load of electronics was stolen in North Yorkshire in 2006.
The fugitive is also the prime suspect for the murder of Irishman John O'Neill, who was shot dead in a crowded bar in the Spanish resort of Benalmadena last summer.
Details of all ten men have been posted by Crimestoppers on a "most wanted" website targeting the region.
Several Spanish coastal resorts have been dubbed the "Costa del Crime" since the 1970s because hundreds of wanted British criminals are thought to have fled there.
The Serious Organised Crime Agency and the Spanish police authorities are also involved in the move, codenamed Operation Captura.
Several waves of appeals, first launched in October 2006, have led to the arrest of 38 suspects out of 50 appeals.
Dave Cording, of Crimestoppers, said: "The public is one of the greatest weapons in the fight against crime.
"Once again we are asking the public to help track down most wanted individuals who are sought in connection with some violent, sexual and highly organised crimes.
"We've continually had an overwhelming response to this campaign, resulting in over 500 pieces of useful information on the fugitives sought."
Ken Gallagher, of Soca, said: "Operation Captura is helping make the ex-pat community in Spain an uncomfortable place for fugitives.
"Having the public's attention focussed on these individuals goes a long way to making it harder for them to hide and should act as a warning that Spain is no safe haven for British criminals."
Video: Most Wanted fugitives
EX-GANGSTER 'Mad' Frankie Fraser's grandson Anthony on crime list
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Anyone with information about those named by Crimestoppers should call 0800 555111 in the UK
