Ralph Riegel

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552 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 3 Sep

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The Indo Daily · 'The Milkman': How an Irish 'gentleman gangster' built a global drugs empire – and how it all came crashing down · 24 Aug 2026 podcast

The official name on the house was El Lechero, which of course is Spanish for the milkman. matched

It does, Kevin. matched

What happened was a search operation was sanctioned several months after the sea mist. matched

His Chelsea Harbor home was searched, but critically police also became aware of a lockup garage that he had in Essex. matched

And that garage was searched. matched

There was a significant quantity of cash was discovered, but crucially there was also a quantity of cocaine. matched

And that cocaine was of the same matched

High-quality, high-purity, medellin-sourced cocaine as that which had been on the vessels that had been coming into Europe. matched

So a number of people started to be arrested. matched

In total, there were 15 individuals arrested over the coming months and years. matched

One of the biggest blows to Wright was the fact that in 2002, one of his closest associates was arrested. matched

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South African national called Hilton Van Staden, a fifty-two-year-old man. matched

And what makes Van Staden very interesting is that he was one of the most experienced yachtsmen on the planet. matched

And he was the one who was bringing the sailing expertise to Wright and his operation. matched

So Van Staden appeared before Bristol Crown Court and eventually was sentenced to nine years for conspiracy to smuggle drugs. matched

Of the 15 that were arrested, Kevin, there was actually one who matched

Turned out to be a son of one of the senior officials within a South American cartel. matched

Wright, fortunately, one of one of the hallmarks of Wright's career was that he was very fortunate at crucial times in his criminal escapades. matched

And he was overseas when the first of the arrests happened. matched

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