Drug kingpin extradited from Dubai is jailed for six years

A man who directed a multi million-pound drug gang has been jailed for six years after being brought back to Scotland from Dubai. Stephen 'Jimmy' Jamieson, 43, was caught communicating with fellow gangsters between 26 March 2020 and 19 May 2020. The conversations included discussing cocaine, heroin and money with Jamie Stevenson - known as Iceman, who is serving 16 years for smuggling £76m of high purity cocaine to the UK in banana boxes. Jamieson was arrested in September 2025 in the UAE along with other gangland figures such as Ross 'Miami' McGill, Steven Lyons and Steven Larwood, and pleaded guilty to being involved in serious organised crime. The High Court in Glasgow heard Jamieson went by the username PatrolStaff on the Encrochat communication network. The secret network was later cracked by police. Jamieson was caught after messages written by PatrolStaff corresponded with his movements. He also referred to press reports about himself, which mentioned his dog breeding business as well as his "Jimmy" nickname. Stevenson went by the name ElusiveAle, and the duo discussed sums owed to them and availability of stock, which included two million pills as well as cocaine and heroin