Brit boxer, 44, facing LIFE in prison for ‘running brutal drug gang’ in Philippines as he’s arrested along with wife, 23
A BRITISH former boxer is facing life in prison for allegedly running a brutal drug gang in the Philippines.
Darren Wall, 44, from East London, was arrested alongside his wife Khanary Jane Abejo, 23, in a nightclub in Manila last week for allegedly brandishing a gun.
He was reportedly found with six grams of cocaine along with a 9mm Beretta pistol.
Wall claimed the gun was not his and claims he was not the aggressor in the row.
Cops now claim he was the leader of a brutal gang in the capital which operated in the notorious red light district on Manila.
It is alleged he was involved in drug dealing and running a protection racket.
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Police Colonel Michael Villanueva said Wall is facing a life sentence of 18 years without parole if he is found guilty of drug dealing and possessing a handgun.
Colonel Villanueva said: "He ran his criminal protection racket through fear.
"But now his reign of terror is over."
The cop also alleged that Wall had at least five corrupt police officers on the payroll of his suspected organisation.
Abejo was arrested for refusing to comply with the officers when the couple were detained at the nightclub.
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Wall - reportedly known as "Jack" after the Union Jack tattooed on his neck - moved to the Philippines five years ago.
And last year he married former bargirl and model Khanary, who was around half his age.
He had previously been jailed in the UK when he and two other criminals attempted to steal an ATM machine at a garage near Cheltenham.
The criminal acted as the getaway driver - but managed to crash their van into a ditch trapping himself and an accomplice.
He was jailed for four years and the judge described his crime as a piece of "professional villainy".
Wall is now facing trial later in the year - and if convicted he will be sent to Manilla's infamous New Bilibid Prison.
The lockup is known for its inhuman conditions as he hosts a rogues gallery of violent gang members.
Wall was arrested after police were called to reports he had beaten up a man in the club and threatened him with a gun, reports .
Video played on TV network shows Wall being detained by a group of cops as he shouts "that's not my gun".
Footage also shows him in a cramped cell in orange fatigues.
His alleged victims, an Egyptian named Akhmad and an Iranian named Steve, claimed Wall had been staring at them before suddenly assaulting them.
Akhmad said: "I didn’t do anything to him. He just came and hit me in the face and then he gets his gun.
Steve added: "Why are you looking at my wife?' I’m like, 'I’m not looking at your wife, why are you attacking?'
reported Wall said "no comment" to all questions asked of him when visited by reporters in his cell.
He is being held along with 40 other prisoners from China, India and the Philippines.
His cellmates include murderers and rapists - all of them having to share a small number of hammocks.
Wall said he had a "very good life" in the Philippines and said he was "very happy" with his treatment in prison.
Speaking in the video from his cell on March 24 released by police, Darren appears to be holding an injured arm and repeatedly refuses to answer questions.
When his wife appears off screen, he said: "What’s all this stuff they’re talking about? You’re getting bad information. I haven’t been hurting no-one.
"They attacked me."
In a video that has since emerged from Wall’s office, he is seen holding two semi-automatic handguns.
He loads a magazine into the clip and says: "What about this little baby? You beauty."
The alleged gangster then growls: "Which one they want?"
