HITMAN'S VICTIM HAD LINKS TO DRUG GANG

A FINANCIAL adviser to one of London's most powerful underworld gangs has
been shot dead on his doorstep by a hitman, police said yesterday.

Scotland Yard detectives are investigating links between the death of Solly
Nahome, a Hatton Gardens diamond dealer, and the Adams family. The clan is
credited with extensive interests, including drug trafficking, across North
London.

Mr Nahome, 48, was killed as he returned to his family home in Finchley,
northwest London. A black gunman shot him several times before fleeing on a
Honda motorcycle. Police said the victim, who had a criminal record, was the
"right-hand man" and close friend to a senior member of the family.

Earlier this year Tommy Adams, regarded as the second most senior member of
the group, was jailed for seven and a half years for smuggling UKP2 million
of cannabis into Britain. The gang, which was originally based in Islington,
is suspected by police of running protection rackets and drug dealing. It is
believed to own several nightclubs.

Checked-by: Don Beck