Darren Towler fled the country days before he was set to stand trial after leading a huge drug operation
A former professional MMA fighter spent 18 months on the run after heading a county lines cocaine gang.
At the time, Towler was found guilty of conspiring to supply class A drugs in his absence. In November 2022 he was handed a 24-year prison term.READ MORE: Live updates from Ashley Dale murder trial After almost 18 months on the run, Towler - who is from Consett - was found near the Croatian border, on August 5. On Friday, his barrister Kristian Cavanagh said that his client had then spent 10-weeks in a Croatian jail before being extradited.
Judge Jonathan Carroll told him: "You were giving instructions to your barrister on the telephone, right up to your trial. You were fully aware of it. It could not be a more deliberate attempt to evade justice."
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