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Drug kingpin jailed after fleeing to Dubai and five years on the run

mirror.co.uk · 2hShare

Max Matthews absconded from police bail in July 2021 and fled abroad as investigators closed in on his criminal network. However, Essex Police's Serious and Organised Crime Unit continued to build its case and work with national and international partners to locate him

First report: How Manchester drug kingpin dubbed ‘Cocaine Picasso’ was brought down by bombshell texts to his own mother-in-law — thesun.co.uk, 2d