A cocaine and cannabis kingpin who fled to Spain had a network of drug runners across the UK on his payroll while posing as a dog-breeder.
St Helens based Jamie Walsh, 37, was described as the organiser of a sophisticated conspiracy supplying multi kilos of drugs between Liverpool and Cornwall, Cumbria, Scotland and elsewhere. However he skipped bail in April, 2019, and remained on the run until December, when he was detained in Spain.
Walsh was finally brought to justice at Liverpool Crown Court almost five years since he was first arrested, thanks to delays both due to his time as a fugitive combined with the covid lockdowns, the barrister strikes and other defendants' cases.
