An organised crime boss with links to Ireland has been arrested in Thailand after being on the run for five years.
Richard Wakeling , 55, from Brentwood, Essex, tried to import £8 million (€9m) of liquid amphetamine into the UK in April 2016.
He fled in 2018 before his 12-week trial began and was sentenced to 11 years in his absence at Chelmsford Crown Court on April 9 of that year.
