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Olympic ace convicted of gun charge
A former Olympic judo contestant has been convicted of possessing firearms in his role as 'enforcer' for a £50 million drugs gang.
James Waithe, 47, who represented Barbados at the Olympics and England in the Commonwealth Games, worked as a debt-collector for the gangsters, who turned over around £1 million a week from cocaine sales.
He was previously found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine at Bristol Crown Court.
The jury also decided on Thursday he was not guilty of conspiracy to possess an explosive substance.
On Friday, after 20 hours of deliberation at Bristol Crown Court, the jury returned a majority guilty verdict on one count of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
But he was acquitted of five counts of possession of a firearm.
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