THERE are five "most wanted" criminals who allegedly committed their offences in Bradford or West Yorkshire.
The Crimestoppers website lists five men wanted for their crimes - three of which were specifically in Bradford, with the other two labelled as in West Yorkshire.
Four of the males are wanted for possible payment of outstanding "Proceeds of Crime" orders, totalling £4,570,625.06.
The final man is wanted for fraud and forgery associated with vehicle or driver records, as well as in connection with drug offences and other crimes.
A full list of the most wanted and more details are below:
Paul Capuvano, 45-50
Crime type: Proceeds of Crime
Crime location: Exchange Square, Drake Street, Bradford
Nickname: N/A
Police force: Regional Economic Crime Unit
Summary: £664,852.17 to pay
Full Details:
The court decided Capuvano had made £967,863.31 from his criminal activities, but he only had £303,011.14 to pay back at the time the order was made - around 31 per cent of the total amount.
He still owes £664,852.17, which the court could order him to repay if he is found to have any new assets.
If you know of any new assets that Capuvano may have, you should contact Crimestoppers, either anonymously online or by phone on: 0800 555 111.
Hamayan Nawaz
Crime type: Proceeds of Crime
Crime location: Exchange Square, Drake Street, Bradford
Nickname: N/A
Police force: Regional Economic Crime Unit
Summary: £1,021,443.00 to pay
Full Details:
The court decided Nawaz had made £1,021,958.33 from his criminal activities, but he only had £515.00 to pay back at the time the order was made - just 0.05 per cent of the total amount.
He still owes £1,021,443.00, which the court could order him to repay if he is found to have any new assets.
If you know of any new assets that Nawaz may have, you should contact Crimestoppers, either anonymously online or by phone on: 0800 555 111.
Anthony Davey, 45-50
Crime type: Proceeds of Crime
Crime location: The Tyrls Bradford
Nickname: N/A
Police force: Regional Economic Crime Unit
Summary: £1,061,530.32 to pay
Full Details:
The court decided Davey had made £1,123,648.97 from his criminal activities, but he only had £62,116.48 to pay back at the time the order was made - around 5.5 per cent of the total amount.
He still owes £1,061,532.49, which the court could order him to repay if he is found to have any new assets.
If you know of any new assets that Davey may have, you should contact Crimestoppers, either anonymously online or by phone on: 0800 555 111.
Zaid Iqbal
Crime type: Proceeds of Crime
Crime location: West Yorkshire
Nickname: N/A
Police force: Regional Economic Crime Unit
Summary: £1,822,797.07 to pay
Full Details:
The court decided Iqbal had made £1,827,938.00 from his criminal activities, but he only had £5,140.93 to pay back at the time the order was made - only 0.3 per cent of the total amount.
He still owes £1,822,797.07, which the court could order him to repay if he is found to have any new assets.
If you know of any new assets that Iqbal may have, you should contact Crimestoppers, either anonymously online or by phone on: 0800 555 111.
Shazad Ghafoor, 25-30
Crime type: Fraud, forgery etc. associated with vehicle or driver records
Crime location: West Yorkshire
Nickname: Mohammad Shazad, Abdul Ghafor, Nadeem Ahmed, Shazad Gafoor, Nadeen Javaid
Police force: Other Law Enforcement
Height: 180-185 cm (approx. 6'0")
Build: Medium
Ethnic appearance: Asian
Summary: Ghafooris wanted for numerous offences involving fraud, dangerous driving, possession of criminal property, possession of cannabis with intent to supply, failure to surrender to bail.
Full Details:
Ghafoor, who is a disqualified driver, took a courtesy car from a dealership in Manchester in August 2013 using a driving license in another person’s name.
The vehicle was spotted by police and the pursuit ended in Halifax.
When the car was stopped, cash to the value of £80,000-£100,000 was recovered.
There were traces of heroin, cocaine and cannabis on the notes.
Ghafoor is also wanted in connection with separate seizures of £245,000 worth of cannabis in November 2013, a quantity of cannabis and £24,000 cash in September 2014, and another cannabis seizure in November 2014 at a property in Manchester.
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