Fugitive Scots drug baron William Blackledge has been let off by US drug cops after evading capture for more than 30 years – but is still a wanted man in Canada.
Blackledge, now 87 and believed to be living in Cyprus, rose through the ranks to become a major figure in the global drug trade, working with the Cali crime cartel against rival Pablo Escobar ’s gang to flood the US with cocaine. Crime gang lieutenant Blackledge, originally from Lanarkshire, was put on Interpol’s most wanted list in 2005 – which made him the world’s most wanted pensioner.
But now in a dramatic twist, the US authorities have removed him from their wanted list and decided to no longer pursue a prosecution against him. However, he is still being hunted by Canada.
