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Thug jailed for kidnap ordered to forfeit £50k

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Vincent
Published date11 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
Ricky Fidler, 22, was at the centre of a large-scale conspiracy which saw him and four others jailed for more than 44 years combined for their parts in a horrific kidnap plot of two men in North Tyneside

On July 1, 2022, Fidler and his accomplices forced entry to an address in East Howdon, cable-tied their victims and bundled them into the white Vito Mercedes van.

Their plot quickly unravelled after police were alerted to a report of a man having fallen from a moving van on the Coast Road, still bound at the wrists with cable ties.

An investigation was launched by specialist officers, and Fidler was arrested a few days later day after he was suspected to have been involved. When police conducted searches of his home in the West Moor area of North Tyneside, they discovered a large amount of Rolex watches and cash - some of which was hidden in a cavity in the wall.

In April 2023, Fidler was jailed after pleading guilty to two counts of kidnap, aggravated burglary, dangerous driving, and two counts of assault.

A series of complex financial investigations under the Proceeds of Crime Act have been ongoing ever since after initial enquires failed to identify a legitimate income.

And last week, a judge granted a forfeiture order, deeming Fidler's property to have been derived from crime and allowing this to be recoverable by police. As a result, police have been able to recover £13,005 of suspected criminal cash and the Rolex watches with an estimated value of £37,000.

Detective Inspector Phil Thoburn, of

Northumbria Police's Crime...

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