Nicola Tallent

And the biggest blow, his half share of a fortified Tamworth mansion, the marble-floored stronghold where he reigned like an Italian mob boss in the English Midlands.

The court was told his wife, Joanne Byrne, the sister of David Byrne, who was murdered in the Regency, had not responded to a court notice.

Kavanagh, sitting at a wooden desk in Belmarsh, betrays no sign of emotion at the prospect of losing the family home.

But behind that blank stare is a man who once weaponised fear with precision.

Police wiretaps revealed a mobster, almost scientific, in his obsession with torture, casually calculating exactly how much pain he could inflict, terrifying men into loyalty without paralysing them completely.

Britain's National Crime Agency finally brought him down, jailing him for 26 years.

Now, here in Ipswich Crown Court, they're dismantling what's left of his empire.

And then, one final twist.

It appears that Bommer couldn't do his time.

In a scheme that wouldn't have been out of place in a Guy Ritchie movie, Kavanagh tried to shave some time off his 21-year sentence for drug smuggling by orchestrating a plot from behind bars.

Hoping to dupe authorities into handing him a lighter sentence, he tried to lead the National Crime Agency officers to a weapons stat.

Instead, he was rumbled and slapped with another six years.

We spoke to some of the NCA officers who were involved in taking Bomber down, including one who was tasked with following the money.

It was a job that took him across international borders.

Officers who went through the rows of designer gear in Bommer's gated mansion were astonished at the sheer scale of luxury goods.

The drug proceeds had been splurged on luxury and security in almost equal measure.

The place was sealed, reinforced doors, bulletproof glass and cameras covering every approach.

Inside was a display of wealth that would rival that of Imelda Marcos.

Money was lavished on Montclair jackets, a shoe collection worthy of a Saudi princess, and a watch collection fit for a Premier League dressing room.

The list goes on.