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Judge Limits Repayment Over £15,000 Jet Used to Return TikTok Influencer as Police Defend Choice

The court set a £17,320.27 costs bill payable in six months after ruling the chartered flight was not necessary or proportionate.

Overview

  • Sullivan must pay £9,270 to the CPS and £8,050.27 to Surrey Police, against a total repatriation bill of £28,350.27.
  • The judge cited an undisclosed National Extradition Unit risk assessment but questioned the need for a private jet and suggested first‑class commercial travel as an alternative.
  • Surrey Police said the £15,990 charter from Malaga was the only viable option based on the NEU assessment, with the operation escorted by the NCA’s National Extradition Unit.
  • Authorities said the effort involved cooperation with foreign agencies including Interpol after Sullivan spent a year abroad posting content before being detained in Spain in August.
  • Sullivan previously received a one‑year suspended sentence for dangerous driving and no insurance, with a two‑year driving ban, three months of electronic tagging, 300 hours of unpaid work and 30 days of rehabilitation; crash data showed 71mph in a 40mph zone.