Stephane Hassiakos

Stephane Hassiakos, a 55-year-old UK drug lord, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for orchestrating the import of a tonne of cocaine into the East Midlands. His operation spanned eight months and was worth £7.3 million. Hassiakos used the username 'BrassBee' on EncroChat to coordinate his trafficking activities, which involved over 1,000kg of cocaine between 2019 and 2020. He was arrested in Spain and extradited to the UK before pleading guilty to multiple charges.