DRUGLORD Jamie ‘Iceman’ Stevenson’s many boltholes included a private island that is home to a scandal-hit king, we can reveal. The globetrotting criminal godfather — who this week admitted leading an £80million cocaine plot — funded a life of luxury that included sunning himself on Nurai Island. 5 Jamie 'The Iceman' Stevenson lived a life of luxury before the law caught up with him Credit: Police Scotland 5 The godfather lived it up on plush Nurai Island off the coast of Abu Dhabi 5 Stevenson plead guilty to masterminding a failed £80million cocaine plot 5 Stevenson and his associates tried to ship a tonne of coke from Ecuador to Glasgow Credit: NCA 5 James 'The Don' White also lived a jet set lifestyle before his conviction Credit: PA The tiny resort, off the coast of Abu Dhabi , is where Spain’s former monarch Juan Carlos I has stayed since leaving his home country amid corruption claims.
His rise and fall may strike a chord with Stevenson, 59, who is now languishing in an Edinburgh jail cell with his reign as Scotland’s coke kingpin in pieces. It’s a long way from the paradise isle which is a 15-minute speedboat ride from the capital of the United Arab Emirates and close to Dubai , a favourite spot for football stars, celebs, models and influencers. A source said: “It’s hard to imagine a more exotic location than Nurai Island but Stevenson is now having to settle for a grubby cell in Saughton nick.
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