The most wanted Britons in the world: Alleged murderers, drug dealers and fraudsters make up the list of 24 criminals sought by Interpol

  • The list has compiled some of Britain's most wanted fugitives in the world 
  • They include suspected paedophiles, sex attackers, terrorists and drug kingpins
  • All have Interpol 'Red Notices', meaning they are actively being sought
  • Many have used their language skills and foreign contacts to evade justice

These are the faces of the most wanted British fugitives across the world.

From people accused of being paedophiles and sex attackers to alleged fraudsters and drug smugglers, these fugitives have so far managed to evade authorities.

The International Criminal Police Organisation, known as Interpol, is charged with hunting them down.

Interpol, an international organisation that helps police forces cooperate, is helping to hunt the fugitives down. Pictured, Interpol president Meng Hongwei 

Interpol, an international organisation that helps police forces cooperate, is helping to hunt the fugitives down. Pictured, Interpol president Meng Hongwei 

The international organisation helps police forces around the world cooperate and share information.

The 24 criminals are all British nationals. But many posses dual citizenship or contacts in foreign countries which have allowed them to dodge police.

Below is a full rundown of the wanted fugitives.

Paul Colin Francis Meekin 

Paul Colin Francis Meekin fled India when he was charged with sexually harrassing a teenager

Paul Colin Francis Meekin fled India when he was charged with sexually harrassing a teenager

Age: 43

Languages spoken: English, Arabic, Korean

Charges: Cruelty to a child, publishing or transmitting obscene material

Meekin was a headmaster of an international school in Bengaluru, India, when he was arrested on charges of sexually harassing a 13-year-old. He then fled to Kuwait , where he is suspected to have used forged documents to teach again.  

Harris John Binotti  

Harris John Binotti mysteriously left Myanmar for Thailand a few days after a colleague died

Harris John Binotti mysteriously left Myanmar for Thailand a few days after a colleague died

Age: 26

Languages spoken: English

Charges: Murder

Binotti is wanted in connection with the death of a fellow teacher in Myanmar in 2016. The 26-year-old, originally from Dumfries in Scotland, is believed to have fled to Thailand the day after his colleague's body was found

Kerrin Gold  

Kerrin Gold was taken in custody for hashish possession - but escaped through a toilet window

Kerrin Gold was taken in custody for hashish possession - but escaped through a toilet window

Age: 38

Languages spoken: English

Charges: Possession of Hashish 

 Kerrin Gold dramatically escaped from authorities in Mumbai in 2005. He was found transporting 12kg of hashish in the airport just as he was about to board a flight,. He was brought to a local hospital for an examination but he escaped through the window of toilet.

Ahmad Omar Sheikh 

Ahmad Omar Sheikh is a notorious Pakistani terrorist. He is currently in prison but the US wants to extradite him

Ahmad Omar Sheikh is a notorious Pakistani terrorist. He is currently in prison but the US wants to extradite him

Age: 43

Languages spoken: English, Urdu, Arabic

Charges: Conspiracy to commit hostage taking resulting in death, hostage taking resulting in death, conspiracy to commit hostage taking, hostage taking

Sheikh is a British/Pakistani terrorist who had links to various militant organisations, including Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. He is currently being held in a Pakistani prison, but the United States want to extradite Sheikh in connection with the murder of journalist Daniel Pearl.   

Roy Lawrence Piechocki 

Roy Lawrence Piechocki is wanted by police in the US in connection with ten counts of sexually exploiting a minor 

Roy Lawrence Piechocki is wanted by police in the US in connection with ten counts of sexually exploiting a minor 

Age: 56

Languages spoken: English

Charges: Sexual exploitation of a minor 

Originally, from Hillingdon, west London, Piechocki is wanted by police in the United States over ten counts of sexually exploiting a minor. He is described as just under six feet tall with brown hair and blue eyes. 

Mark Paul Walker  

Mark Paul Walker, from Birmingham, is wanted by police in India on suspicion of forgery

Mark Paul Walker, from Birmingham, is wanted by police in India on suspicion of forgery

Age: 50

Languages spoken: English

Charges: Cheating, forgery

Birmingham-born Mark Paul Walker is wanted by police forces in India on suspicion of forgery. 

William Blackledge  

William Blackledge is a notorious drug smuggler who is said to have collaborated with the Colombian cartels in the 1980s 

William Blackledge is a notorious drug smuggler who is said to have collaborated with the Colombian cartels in the 1980s 

Age: 81 

Languages spoken: English 

Charges: Continuing criminal enterprise, conspiracy to import 1,000 kg or more of marijuana and 5kg or more of cocaine, conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 1,000kg more of marijuana and 5kg or more of cocaine

Blackledge has been wanted for decades on drug trafficking charges. He is alleged to have taken part in drug flights from Colombia to Florida during the 1980s carrying large amount of Cocaine. He then allegedly joined forces with Canadian gangsters who started to import cocaine in Europe. The group was connected to the 1985 shooting and wounding of a Florida State Trooper.

Arti Dhir  

Arti Dhir is alleged to have hatched a plot to kill a 12-year-old orphan and collect his insurance money 

Arti Dhir is alleged to have hatched a plot to kill a 12-year-old orphan and collect his insurance money 

 Age: 52

Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Panjabi

Charges: Punishment for murder, punishment for kidnapping, kidnapping in order to murder, criminal conspiracy

Dhir is accused of being part of a conspiracy to adopt a 12-year-old orphan in India, insure him for a huge amount and then murder the boy to collect the life insurance money.

Robert Timmins 

Robert Timmins allegedly killed his neighbour when he was living in Estonia 

Robert Timmins allegedly killed his neighbour when he was living in Estonia 

Age: 65

Languages spoken: English

Charges: Manslaughter, unlawful handling of firearms, drunk driving

Timmins, a seaman, allegedly killed a neighbour in Estonia in 2011. He cooperated with authorities, but they didn't specify that he had to remain in the country. After he fled Estonian police referred the case to Interpol. 

Leo Morgan  

Leo Morgan is serving 10 years in a Panamanian jail. He is on the Interpol list however because he is facing extradition to Russia 

Leo Morgan is serving 10 years in a Panamanian jail. He is on the Interpol list however because he is facing extradition to Russia 

Age: 60

Languages spoken: English 

Charges: Large scale drug trafficking 

Cocaine king-pin Leo Morgan has spent ten years languishing in a Panamanian prison. He has been served with an Interpol red notice however because he is wanted by police in Russia in connection with 'large scale drug trafficking'. Morgan is desperately trying to block his extradition to war-torn Chechnya.   

 Phillip Anthony Smith

Phillip Anthony Smith, 46, is wanted in connection to qualified theft in the Philippines 

Phillip Anthony Smith, 46, is wanted in connection to qualified theft in the Philippines 

Age: 46

Languages spoken: Tagalog, English

Charges: Qualified theft 

The 46-year-old, from Hull, is wanted by police in the Philippines in connection with qualified theft.  

Kameka Kenesha Ross-Levy 

Kameka Kenesha Ross-Levy is wanted by police in Jamaica

Kameka Kenesha Ross-Levy is wanted by police in Jamaica

Age: 34

Languages spoken: English

Charges: Shooting with intent.

Ross-Levy was born in Jamaica but is a British citizen. She is wanted by police in Jamaica.

Charles Richard Harsden Noton 

UPDATE: On 10 October 2019 the case against Charles Noton was dismissed in his favour. All of the charges against him in the Costa Rican criminal proceedings were dismissed and the Interpol Red Notice against Mr Noton was accordingly cancelled. 

Charles Richard Harsden Noton is wanted in connection with fraud in Costa Rica 

Charles Richard Harsden Noton is wanted in connection with fraud in Costa Rica 

Age: 42

Languages spoken: Spanish, English

Charges: Fraud

Norton, from Gloucestershire, is being sought by Costa Rican police in connection with charges of fraud.

Mueen-Uddin Chowdhury

Mueen-Uddin Chowdhury is suspected of committing war crimes in Bagladesh

Mueen-Uddin Chowdhury is suspected of committing war crimes in Bagladesh

 Age: 67 

Languages spoken: Bengali, English, Urdu, Arabic

Charges: Crimes against humanity 

Chowdury is suspected of having a roll to play with the killing of Bengali intellectuals with the Pakistani Army during the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. He was also the director of the Muslim Spiritual Care Provision in the NHS and chairman of the Multi-Faith Group for Healthcare Chaplaincy.  

Daren Michael Elarmo 

Daren Michael Elarmo was a commercial pilot who is believed to have groomed two boys on social media

Daren Michael Elarmo was a commercial pilot who is believed to have groomed two boys on social media

Age: 47 

Languages spoken: English

Charges: Kidnapping, child abuse 

Elarmo was a commercial pilot, who is wanted by officers in the United States in connection with grooming two boys on social media. He was last believed to be living in Spain.  

Ashok Uppal

Ashok Uppal is wanted by Indian police in connection with cheating

Ashok Uppal is wanted by Indian police in connection with cheating

Age: 58

Languages spoken: Hindi, English, Panjabi

Charges: Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, rape, criminal conspiracy.

Uppal is wanted by Indian police in connection with cheating and dishonesty. 

Fletcher Ivor 

Fletcher Ivor is wanted in connection with cannabis smuggling  (and is said to have been the 'neighbour from hell')

Fletcher Ivor is wanted in connection with cannabis smuggling  (and is said to have been the 'neighbour from hell')

Age: 54

Languages spoken:English 

Charges: Possession of 10kg cannabis 

Ivor is wanted by police in India in connection with possession of cannabis. He allegedly moved back to the UK - where his neighbours said he made their lives a constant misery with death threats and acts of vandalism.

Baldev Deol  

Baldev Deol is wanted in connection with the murder of his business partner 

Baldev Deol is wanted in connection with the murder of his business partner 

Age: 63

Languages spoken: English, Panjabi

Charges: Kidnapping, Murder, Disappearance of evidence

Deol is wanted in connection with the murder of his business partner in India. 

John Fitzgerald 

Age: 72

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Charges: Drugs offenses 

David Austien De Montaige

Age: 63

Languages spoken: English 

Charges: Cheating

Christian Michel

Age: 55

Languages spoken: English

Charges: Money laundering 

  • An earlier version of this article reported that Jitinder Pal Singh was wanted by authorities is India where he was charged with intimidation, cruelty and criminal conspiracy. We have subsequently been informed that he is no longer subject to an Interpol notice and proceedings issued against him in India have been quashed. 

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