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Criminal dubbed real-life ’Tony Soprano' plotted to smuggle £76m of cocaine into UK in boxes of bananas
James Stevenson, also known as The Iceman, was described as operating in “much the same way as the Sopranos ran their business as shown on television”.
Drug baron who plotted to smuggle £76,000,000 of cocaine in bananas jailed
James Stevenson and his criminal associates were involved in drug trafficking on an industrial and global scale.'
UK's most wanted who plotted to smuggle £76m of cocaine in bananas jailed for 20 years
James Stevenson, 59, known as The Iceman, pleaded guilty mid-trial to directing a serious criminal offence of importation of cocaine, and being involved in organised crime
Crime boss Jamie 'Iceman' Stevenson jailed for 20 years over £100m plot to smuggle cocaine in banana boxes
A Scots crime boss who masterminded a plot to smuggle £100m of cocaine from Ecuador in boxes of bananas has been jailed for 20 years. James Stevenson, 59, known as “The Iceman”, pleaded guilty midway through a trial at the High Court in Glasgow to two charges: of directing a serious criminal offence of importation of cocaine,
One of UK's most wanted men jailed over plot to smuggle cocaine 'worth £100m' in banana boxes
Jamie Stevenson, who is described by police as a "dangerous individual", was arrested after an investigation named Operation Pepperoni. The shipment from Ecuador - which contained 952 blocks of cocaine within 119 foil packages - was addressed to a Glasgow fruit merchant.
Crime boss who was one of UK's most wanted men to appeal against jail sentence
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How £100m crime boss The Iceman built Soprano-style drug dynasty before being busted thanks to grotty Amsterdam brothel
AS one of Britain’s most feared criminal kingpins, Jamie Stevenson earned the nickname The Iceman – but a series of hasty moves led to his downfall. Glaswegian Stevenson, who was behind a ...
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Cannabis smuggling from Thailand to UK reaches record highs as drug mules warned
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Retired Houston officer gets 60 years for deaths of couple during drug raid
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Smashing drug trafficking plot undoubtedly saved lives, say police
Law enforcement agencies have welcomed the jailing of James Stevenson and his gang, saying the international operation to smash their drug trafficking plot had “undoubtedly saved lives” in Britain.
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Stigma and Inequality: The Hidden Harms Faced by UK Cannabis Patients
In this article we explore some new research which outlines the impact of stigma and inequality on medical cannabis patients in the UK.
Suffolk police foundation's donation of drug analyzers to reduce exposure to dangerous substances, officials say
The analyzers enable noncontact testing that will not only help avoid accidental exposure to dangerous drugs, but they will ...