Richard Wakeling was arrested by the Royal Thai Police at a Bangkok garage as he went to collect his car after repair. (Image: PA)

 

Richard Wakeling, 55, was arrested at a garage in Thailand and is now serving an 11-year sentence in the UK for masterminding an £8million drug deal

 

A one-legged Brit crime boss has been jailed after being caught in Thailand following five years on the run. Richard Wakeling, 55, was extradited back to the UK on Thursday from Thailand having been wanted by the UK authorities since 2018.

 

Wakeling from Brentwood, Essex, is now serving an 11-year prison sentence.

 

He was arrested in Thailand in February 2023 ( Image: PA)

 

He appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on Friday afternoon and was immediately jailed after being convicted in his absence.

The court had previously found Wakeling guilty of trying to import £8million worth of amphetamine suspended in liquid in 2016 but fled the UK on the eve of his trial in 2018.

 

By Joe SmithNews Reporter

 

Full story: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/one-legged-uk-crime-boss-30146625

 

 

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Surely not on the run, but on the hop....????

1 minute ago, bignbad said:

Surely not on the run, but on the hop....????

That maybe explains why he "legged" it to Thailand!  ????

I wonder if he ever applied for a job portraying Tarzan.

 

One-legged UK crime boss on the run for five years

 

A classic headline

Who said he didn't have a leg to stand on.

can't say the shoe is on the other foot with this case!

Don't do the crime if you don't have both legs

I suppose in situations like this, he could have used an extra leg, or peg.

 

 

Artificial legs are expensive

16 minutes ago, bignok said:

Artificial legs are expensive

Apparently if you want to buy an upper limb too, it'll cost and arm and a leg. ????

 

 

Was stood behind him at the ATM on soi bukeaw, thought he must be check his balance .

good job he didnt have a Prosthetic arm he would have been a one-armed bandit.

 The police said they have been running around in circles trying to catch him????

6 hours ago, webfact said:

A one-legged Brit crime boss has been jailed after being caught in Thailand following five years on the run

A hop-less criminal?

Edited June 5, 20233 yr by hotchilli

Seemingly he was hopping mad when the police caught him ????

6 hours ago, scottiejohn said:

That maybe explains why he "legged" it to Thailand!  ????

Certainly the whole case has been going round in circles for some time...

ASEAN Now. The forum of empathy????

Good job he has not had to many Leo's he would have been legless.

One-legged UK crime boss on the run......

well, that was the reason they caught him finally easily.

Pull the other leg…oops sorry. Did well being on the run. For so long.  I bet they wouldn’t have caught him if he was firing on both cylinders. 

I would love to see how many fugitives have been caught in LOS over the years. My goodness, I have never known a country such as Thailand that seems to be the primary choice to run away from law and justice. Of course, we all know the reasons why criminals seemed to preferred Thailand. 

He was Caught  Hopping down the street 

Just drug charges ? Thats lame. Let him out

Has he ever been legless?

Five years one step ahead of the law.

He's going legit from now on ????

6 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

He's going legit from now on ????

But only in alternative steps! ????

Same girlfriend as in the post above?

11 Years avoiding the filth. To his fellow syndicate members he's a living leg-end