Wakeling, originally from Essex, was sentenced to 11 years in his absence after he tried to import £8m of liquid amphetamine into the UK in April 2016.
A one-legged British organised crime boss has been arrested in Thailand after being on the run for five years.
Wakeling, who has a prosthetic lower right leg, was placed on the National Crime Agency's "most wanted" list.Officers from the Royal Thai Police arrested the fugitive at a Bangkok garage on Friday where he had been collecting his car after repairs, the NCA said. "I thank the prosecutors of the Attorney General's office, the Royal Thai Police and the Commissioner of the Central Investigations Bureau for their extensive work helping us identify and arrest Wakeling.
He said:"Wakeling's arrest was the culmination of the NCA conducting inquiries around the world to capture him."We pursued these connections and worked with partners from all those countries to help build the intelligence picture around him.
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