Liverpool gangster John Haase was a notorious underworld figure who graduated from armed robbery to orchestrating an international heroin racket which smuggled kilos of the drug from Turkey.

Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh, 57, had attempted to dupe the National Crime Agency by leading them to a buried stash of weapons in the hope he could secure himself a lighter sentence.

Thomas Kavanagh had hoped that by leading the National Crime Agency (NCA) to a buried stash of 11 “fearsome” weapons, he could influence sentencing in a multimillion-pound drug smuggling case

Thomas “Bomber” Kavanagh was jailed for six years for his part in a major gun seizure and his brother-in-law Liam Byrne received a five year term.

The 57-year-old is already serving 21 years for smuggling 'multiple kilos' of cocaine and cannabis into the UK

Thomas Kavanagh hoped that by leading the NCA to a buried cache of weapons he could influence sentencing in a multi-million pound drug smuggling case.

He played key role in scheme to dupe National Crime Agency hoping to win a lighter sentence over drug smuggling charges

Kavanagh was joined by his brother-in-law, Liam Byrne, and associate Shaun Kent.