Lewis-Turner was charged with drug smuggling offences in 2020 and released on bail despite opposition from the CPS and Met Police. He absconded in October 2024 after spending an estimated £700,000 on legal challenges. In March 2025, he was found guilty in absentia of four counts of drug importation and jailed for 23 years.
Police believe he initially fled to Dubai but are unsure of his current location. He was charged with importing and supplying 10kg of cocaine and 38kg of heroin between April and June 2020. 8m.
Omar had an EncroChat phone communicating with a user 'thetrap', which connected to UK networks the same day Lewis-Turner flew into Heathrow wearing a distinctive metal necklace later found in his flat. In a separate Swindon operation, Jamie Milligan was sentenced to nine years, Lewis Turner to five years and three months, and Liam Meager to four years and six months. The investigation began through community intelligence identifying Kyum Raham trafficking teenagers.
Officers witnessed Milligan receive a designer bag containing 1kg of cocaine, and found £23,000 hidden in a bedroom. Detective Sergeant Hilton said the sentences should send a message to the Swindon underworld.