Scottish Gang Leader Admits to Smuggling Ton of Cocaine in Bananas
Jamie Stevenson, one of Britain's most wanted men, pleads guilty to directing a £76 million cocaine trafficking operation.
- Stevenson, nicknamed 'Iceman,' orchestrated the smuggling of cocaine hidden in banana shipments from Ecuador.
- The drugs were seized at the Port of Dover in 2020, with a purity of 73% and a street value of £76 million.
- Stevenson was arrested in the Netherlands in 2021 after fleeing the UK during an international manhunt.
- Five associates also pleaded guilty to related charges of drug trafficking and organized crime.
- The operation involved extensive collaboration between UK and international law enforcement agencies.