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flag A UK man convicted of leading a cocaine ring has had assets seized after fleeing to the Middle East and serving a sentence.

flag Craig Costello, a 43-year-old Teesside man, is facing asset seizures after being convicted in absentia for his role in a global cocaine ring that imported an estimated £17 million in drugs from Spain and Belgium between 2015 and 2016. flag Using chartered helicopters, the network, led by Jon Moorby and Lance Kennedy, smuggled cocaine into rural UK locations, with Costello managing operations alongside three associates. flag After fleeing to the Middle East and being extradited from Amsterdam, he served a nine-year-seven-month sentence and was released in August under a 40% early release scheme. flag Prosecutors allege he made £1.6 million in illegal profits, with £16,815 and £3,175 in bank deposits, plus £4,012.21 in Ethereum Classic cryptocurrency, traced to drug sales. flag His home in Marton was sold for £107,722.80 in equity after debts, with the final amount to be seized pending a dispute with his ex-wife over proceeds.

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