<p><br></p><br><p><br></p><p>Last week, we heard about Roderick McLean who was sent to prison when police and customs officers captured a gang of eight drug smugglers off the Caithness coast. During the raid customs officer Alastair Souter was killed when he fell and was crushed between a customs cutter and the gang's boat. The drugs haul netted three tons of cannabis, valued at £10 million. McLean, the gang leader, was convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison.</p><br><p>This week we follow McLean in prison, but not for long as he soon escaped - was this with the help of the Security Services? - and his death in a seedy hostel in Streatham, London. We discover that his death poses many more questions than answers.</p><br><p><strong>Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://uktruecrime.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://uktruecrime.com</a></p><br><p><strong>Support me at Patreon:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime</a></p><br><p><strong>Sources</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.uktruecrime.com/2024/12/03/the-death-of-roddy-mclean/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Death Of Roddy McLean - UK True Crime</a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
