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.

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.

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.