High-Ranking Gang Leader Extradited and Convicted in Massive Cross-Border Drug Operation
(WNY News Now) – An international manhunt ends in justice as a senior gang leader faces prison for his role in a cross-border drug trafficking network between Scotland and England.United Kingdom – Colin Wright, 38, a high-ranking member of an organized crime group (OCG) that operated a large-scale amphetamine lab in Scotland and trafficked heroin and cocaine across the UK, was convicted today. Wright, originally from Motherwell and recently residing in Torre Pacheco, Spain, was extradited following his arrest by Spanish authorities at the request of the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA).Wright’s criminal activities spanned from drug production to trafficking, as he coordinated the movement of narcotics from Merseyside to Scotland and back. Arrested in March 2024, he was returned to the UK o...