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Essex drugs boss, Ben Ransome, is a wanted man. Before police can arrest him he flees the UK and disappears.

Ransome continues to sell drugs from his new hideout in Thailand whilst reinventing himself as a prizefighter.

Police chip away at his network of trusted drugs couriers in the UK. But who will be first to deliver a knockout blow?

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Presenter: Rima Ahmed
Reporter: Lewis Adams
Producer: Luke de Costa
Executive producer: Luke Eldridge
Researcher: Bethan Davies
Video Producer: Fede Marilotti
Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes & Alistair Miskin

Dive into a world of bizarre true crimes with brazen criminals that will leave you scratching your head for answers. Rima Ahmed explores audacious heists, secret drugs bunkers and stolen identities with reporters who have lived and breathed these true crime cases.

Published on Wednesday, 2nd September 2026.

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