Abdullah Baybasin

Abdullah Baybasin was at the helm of a £25 billion heroin empire based in North London until British newspapers leaked information alluding to the fact that he was given preferencial treatment because he was acting as an informant for customs. He has since been convicted of drug charges involving up to convert|5.5|lb|kg of heroin. His brother Huseyin is also serving a life sentence in Holland on drug-related charges.

Both brothers grew up in Southeastern Anatolia Region, Turkey close to the Syrian border and were members of what the London Kurdish community call "The Family".

References

* Summers, Chris. " [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4787088.stm "The rise and fall of a drugs empire"] ", BBC News. April 7, 2006.