‘Gangster godmother’ who led double life as cocaine queen posed as NHS consultant while evading cops for 14 months

A "GANGSTER godmother" who led a treble beingness arsenic a cause queen posed arsenic an NHS advisor portion evading cops for 14 months.

Lynne Leyson, 53, pretended to beryllium a mean mum moving connected her family's agrarian farm.

In reality, she was heading up a lucrative cause empire that flooded the streets with cocaine and cannabis.

The mum ended up connected a Most Wanted database with a £1,000 bounty connected her caput aft skipping retired connected her nine-year jailhouse term.

Swansea Crown Court heard she evaded cops for 429 days successful full by posing arsenic a advisor neurologist - implicit with scrubs and a stethoscope.

Leyson changed her sanction by deed canvass to Anwen Caldicott arsenic she travelled crossed the UK.

The mum was yet arrested astatine her workplace successful Carmarthenshire aft police became alert she was readying to return.

She has present been handed an other 2 months successful prison, which has been added connected to her existing nine-year jailhouse term.

The tribunal was told Leyson was a "dominant force" successful the cause empire, which was busted successful October 2021.

Police raiding the workplace discovered implicit £60,000 of cocaine, £15,615 of cannabis, a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and cash.

Leyson and her hubby Stephen benefited from their transgression manner to the tune of £77,967.

Son Samson raked successful £69,795 - spending his ill-gotten gains connected luxury items including a Tag Heuer Formula 1 ticker worthy astir £10,000.

He and dada Stephen Leyson were jailed for a full of 17 years successful July past twelvemonth but Lynne Leyson was sentenced successful her absence.

The fugitive remained astatine ample arsenic her mugshot and aliases were issued to each UK constabulary forces, the Border Force and Interpol.

Addresses linked to "known associates" of Leyson were searched arsenic good arsenic planetary raids carried retired successful Spain and Ireland.

Police besides acted connected accusation she whitethorn person had entree to a vessel docked astatine Brighton Marina.

But Leyson returned to the household workplace past period to "effectively accidental goodbye to her household and to manus herself in".

Prosecutor Ieuan Rees said: "A substance of interest was that successful her possession was an NHS lanyard with an individuality paper displayed showing the sanction Lynne Daley, with a advisor pb neurologist rubric attached to it.

"In summation determination was stethoscopes, scrubs, and booklets with details of imaginable patients recorded."

Her lawyer said Leyson, who pleaded blameworthy to breaching her bail conditions, utilized the NHS outfit arsenic "fancy dress" and not to defraud health chiefs.

Detective Chief Inspector Rhys Jones, who led the search, said her apprehension had sent a "strong message" to organised crime gangs.

He said: “The apprehension shows our determination to find those who deliberation they tin evade justice.

"I would similar to convey officers for their commitment, dedication, support, and persistence successful bringing this constituent of the investigation to a palmy conclusion."