A gangster who ran a cocaine and firearms trafficking ring worth £300,000 a month with his twin brother fell into demise after being snared in Dubai. Leon Cullen had already 'masterminded' an 18-man drugs cartel by his early 20s, before being locked up as part of a major operation.
Yet following his release he was soon back in business alongside brother Anthony. Leon splashed the cash on a Maserati as his ill-gotten gains grew.
But police were onto the Cullens' empire, and Leon would go on to spend two years at large as Warrington's most wanted man before finally being detained by police in the United Arab Emirates in January 2020. A string of shootings and grenade attacks were linked to the 34-year-old following his absconding, the Liverpool Echo reports.
