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'''Paul Grimes''' is a former criminal who was active in Liverpool's underworld. After his oldest son Jason (1971-1992) died because of heroin consumption he turned informer and as such is responsible for the conviction of drug dealers [[John Haase]] and [[Curtis Warren]]. The information Grimes provided also led to his son Heath being jailed for five years.

'''Paul Grimes''' (born 26 May 1950) is an English former [[gangster]] who, from an early age, was active in [[Liverpool]]'s criminal underworld. He has 38 criminal convictions and was involved in a range of violent and illegal activities. He also set up legal businesses recycling scrap metal and disposing of waste. He was rich, successful and at the top of the gangster hierarchy when his son Jason died of a [[heroin overdose]] in 1992, at the age of 21. This tragedy led to Grimes becoming a police [[informer]] with the aim of bringing down the drug dealers who he felt had destroyed his son's life. His evidence has led to successful prosecutions against high-profile dealers such as [[John Haase (criminal)|John Haase]] and [[Curtis Warren]]. The information Grimes provided also led to his son Heath being jailed for five years.<ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/heroin/Revengers-tragedy.2521343.jp Revenger's tragedy] by Aidan Smith in The Scotsman 18 April 2004</ref>

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Grimes is now part of a [[witness protection]] program. He has survived six assassination attempts and has a £100,000 bounty on his head.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20040328/ai_n12890505 The £1 Billion Supergrass] by Graham Johnson in The Sunday Mirror March 28, 2004 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911033653/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20040328/ai_n12890505 |date=September 11, 2007 }}</ref>

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In the book ''Powder Wars'' Graham Johnson offers insight into Paul Grimes' life as first criminal and then supergrass.<ref>{{cite book|title=Powder Wars, the supergrass who brought down Britain's biggest drug dealers|publisher=Mainstream Publishing|last=Johnson|first=Graham|year=2004 |isbn=184018793X}}</ref>

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