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BIZARRE: Uk jails drug boss extradited from thailand - You Need To See This

Police escort British drug fugitive Richard Wakeling after arresting him in Bangkok in February. (Police Photo)

LONDON: A British drug kingpin has been extradited home from Thailand to serve a lengthy jail term after spending years on the run, UK police said on Saturday.

Richard Wakeling, 55, fled Britain in 2018 after he attempted with Dutch accomplices to smuggle $10 million worth of liquid amphetamine from Belgium into the UK in 2016.

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