A CRIME gang headed by Jamie "Iceman" Stevenson has cost taxpayers almost £40,000 in legal aid.
Stevenson, 59, was in charge of an international cocaine smuggling operation which attempted to import £76million of the class-A drug inside boxes of bananas.
The gangster was told the profits from the drugs, which were shipped from Ecuador, would be "life changing" but the shipment was intercepted at Dover.
A trial started at the High Court in Glasgow last month but, with evidence mounting, Stevenson and his cronies were left with no choice but to plead guilty.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 11, 2024 من Daily Record.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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