An oasis for the rich and a playground for fugitives - why criminals are flocking to Dubai
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWhen drugs kingpin Jonathan Cassidy filmed himself driving around Dubai in his Lamborghini he was following a well-trodden path.
The Middle Eastern city has become a destination for criminal fugitives. Cassidy fled there after being spooked by French intelligence services cracking the EncroChat encrypted network being used by him and other villains.
This month he, his brother Jamie, and business partner, Nasar Ahmed, from Bury, were given lengthy jail sentences for their role in importing and distributing huge quantities of cocaine, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Jonathan was arrested at Manchester Airport after flying back from Dubai, mistakenly thinking he was one of the lucky ones who had not been identified as a busy criminal by the taking down of EncroChat.
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