David Hunt (gangster), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001
Place of Birth: Canning Town, England, United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About David Hunt (gangster)
- David Charles Hunt (born April 1961 in Canning Town, London) is an English organised crime boss.
- He heads a gang dubbed The Hunt Syndicate, which has been described as being an extensive criminal empire that has so far evaded significant penetration from law enforcement.
- Hunt is known in gangland circles as Long Fella due to his height of 6ft 5 inches.
- In a confidential police report from the early 2000s which was later leaked online, Hunt's gang was said to include family members and the father of a well known reality TV star.
- Hunt has been described by Metropolitan Police sources as being "too big to bring down".
- He became a close friend and associate of Reggie Kray, visiting him in prison in 2000 just prior to his death.
- He was the owner of "Hunt's Waste Recycling" in Dagenham, which during the nearby 2012 Olympics closing ceremony, was the centre of the "largest fire in several years" in London which saw 40 fire engines and over 200 fire fighters attend the scene.
- Now known as Connect Waste the recycling centre is run by Hunt's long time friend, Phil Mitchell.Hunt resides at The Morleys, a 7 bedroom mansion in Woodside Green, Great Hallingbury on the Essex/Hertfordshire border, close to Bishop's Stortford.
- Complete with swimming pool, tennis court, gym and guard dog pen, the mansion was purchased in September 1993 for £600,000.
- In 2013, it was revealed that Hunt had failed to declare any income or pay tax between 1982 and 1996, and he was unable to recall in court how he had been able to afford the property.
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