Police fear drugs and people trafficker Sorin Serbu's killing will trigger more violence — both in retaliation and as others try to fill the power vacuum
GANGS of Romanian thugs could be dragged into a violent turf war on UK soil after an immigrant crime lord was beaten to death.
Drugs and people trafficker Sorin Serbu, 36, was ambushed and clubbed unconscious by up to five masked thugs.He died in hospital in the early hours of Saturday following the incident outside Global Romanian Bar in Ilford, East London.
Police fear hardman Serbu’s killing will trigger more violence — both in retaliation and as others try to fill the power vacuum.
A Romanian justice source said: “There may be more bloodshed before this is over.”
Serbu made millions from drugs and prostitution in Western Europe before moving his empire to Italy.
But his shift to the UK was resisted by Romanian gangs already here.
The source added: “Serbu tried to muscle in and imported around 100 prostitutes.
“The arrival of competition like that was always going to rock the boat.”
Police are yet to formally identify Serbu as the victim, but he was saluted by his underworld followers online yesterday.
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