Oasis And Ricky Hatton Warned Over Drugs Wars

Boxer Ricky Hatton and his Oasis rocker pals were at the centre of a kidnap scare when the band’s world tour hit Mexico.

The Hitman and the Gallagher brothers were told not to roam the streets amid fears they would be targeted by drug gangs.

Ricky, 30, joined the band on their tour stop-off at Mexico City after Liam and Noel carried his belt for his Vegas bout with Pauli Malignaggi in November.

But when they arrived at the swanky £310-a-night Four Seasons Hotel a security official warned them to stay indoors.

Ricky said: “We were told not to go out of our hotel. They said there were a lot of kidnap gangs prowling the streets and we might be targeted because of who we were.

“It was pretty scary. People are getting killed all over the place as part of a massive gangland feud. So we took their advice and partied in the hotel instead.”

High-profile stars are seen as prime kidnap targets as gangs attempt to extort massive ransoms.

Mexico is now the kidnap capital of the world, with around 70 abductions reported each month. And the drugs war claimed more than 5,400 lives last year alone.

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk