This is the stunning moment a drug lord nicknamed the ‘nakedotter’ was arrested in his pants after police stormed his home in a daring early-morning raid.
Anthony Davies, 38, was jailed for 12 years after flooding the Cheshire town of Widnes with class A and B narcotics.
He had posed as a businessman and reveled in his luxury lifestyle – buying books on property as he posed as an entrepreneur.
When his home was raided cops seized six fake Rolex watches, an array of designer clothing and sunglasses, over £5,000 in cryptocurrency and £6,000 in cash.
In footage of his arrest, Davies can be seen looking sleepy-eyed in tight black underwear after police smashed through the door of his plush suburban home.
The dejected dealer has been cuffed by a masked officer, and appears sadly acceptant as he sits alone on his bed after his crimes have been read out.
In footage of his arrest, Anthony Davies can be seen looking sleepy-eyed in tight black underwear after police smashed through the door of his plush suburban home
The dejected dealer has been cuffed by a masked officer, and appears sadly acceptant as he sits alone on his bed after his crimes have been read out
When his home was raided cops seized six fake Rolex watches, an array of designer clothing, over £5,000 in cryptocurrency and £6,000 in cash
He was found to have sourced, purchased and sold at least five kilograms of cannabis and a minimum of 15 kilograms of heroin and cocaine between 23 March 2020 to 5 June 2020
A masked officer can be seen after cuffing bozer-clad Davies after they stormed his home
Cops appear to have woken him from his slumber after they smashed through the door and thundered up the stairs.
An Audi SUV is parked outside the property on Lessingham Road, which has manicured lawns and hosts homes that sell for more than £350,000.
Boxer-clad Davies was exposed as a drug dealer after cops infiltrated his EncroChat network – a secretive communications software used by organised gangs before it was cracked in 2020.
He was found to have sourced, purchased and sold at least five kilograms of cannabis and a minimum of 15 kilograms of heroin and cocaine between 23 March 2020 to 5 June 2020.
He made more than £60,000 for sourcing and selling five kilograms of cocaine in one transaction alone.
Messages show him playing a leading role in buying and supplying drugs across Widnes and other towns and cities across the UK.
He would also act as a ‘middleman’ within the supply network, arranging for the sale and distribution of drugs between potential buyers and sellers.
In what cops have described as a ‘hands off’ role, he would direct others to carry out his bidding while reaping the profits.
Anthony Davies, 38, has been jailed for 12 years for flooding the Cheshire town of Widnes with class A and B narcotics
Messages show him playing a leading role in buying and supplying drugs across Widnes and other towns and cities across the UK
In footage of his arrest, cops can be seen smashing through his dront door in a daring morning raid
Cops appear to have woken him from his slumber after they smashed through the door and thundered up the stairs
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin, cocaine, and cannabis at Liverpool Crown Court, where he was sentenced to 12 years.
Detective Chief Inspector Nick Henderson, of the Serious and Organised Crime Unit, said: ‘Davies was at the top of the chain when it came to operating in serious and organised crime.
‘He was at the highest level running a serious and large-scale commercial drugs business supplying substantial amounts of cocaine, heroin, and cannabis.
‘He chose to do this by operating under the radar, using an encrypted and sophisticated device that would keep his communication secretive in order to avoid detection.
‘He painted himself as a successful business man and even bought books on property investment, but in reality, it was all an illusion. His Rolex watches were fake, and he was unable to use his money in any legitimate way.
‘After EncroChat was infiltrated officers were able to comb through the messages attributed to Davies that led to his arrest and being put behind bars for a long time.’
