Former sidekick of caged kingpin Jamie ‘Iceman' Stevenson arrested in Dubai after five years on the run
Stephen 'Jimmy' Jamieson, 42, of Glasgow, will be extradited to Scotland over a raft of allegations linked to serious organised crime.
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Stephen 'Jimmy' Jamieson (left) was the former right-hand man of caged cocaine kingpin Jamie 'Iceman' Stevenson
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Jamieson was arrested in Dubai after five years on the run
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Jamieson took over the kingpin's empire when he was jailed for smuggling cocaine in banana boxes
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Jamieson fled to Dubai five years ago
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Jamieson is 'ready to come home' to face justice following five years on the run in Dubai, we can reveal.
Underworld sources said the drug dealer had decided not to fight his extradition to Scotland as he is fed-up of the glitzy lifestyle and misses his friends and family.
Jamieson fled to the Gulf state five years ago and took over the empire of cartel boss Jamie 'Iceman' Stevenson, 60 — jailed for a £100million plot to smuggle cocaine to Glasgow from South America in boxes of bananas.
He has been wanted by Interpol since and has now finally been tracked down in connection with allegations linked to serious organised crime here.
One well-placed source said: 'Jimmy has decided to go back, face the consequences and get it over and done with.
'All of his close friends and family stay in Scotland.
'He's never been happy in Dubai. He likes his home comforts and the Glasgow lifestyle.'
Jamieson fled to Dubai in 2020 as cops began rounding up hundreds of hoods after the French and Dutch forces cracked EncroChat — the encrypted phone network used by organised gangs.
He has been snared under a cross-border arrest warrant, known as an Interpol red notice, and looks certain to appear in court in Scotland soon.
Our insider added: 'Only the most serious charges result in red notices.
The INSIDE story of Scotland's biggest gangster - Jamie 'The Iceman' Stevenson
'Whatever he is wanted for must be serious and if he is convicted, it will carry a large sentence.'
Jamieson's arrest comes after we told this month how he chased ex-Rangers ultras leader turned mobster Ross 'Miami' McGill around a Dubai gym.
Sources say the clash came as expat hoods in the UAE get 'twitchy' over the ongoing turf war McGill, from East Kilbride, kicked off in Scotland.
Insiders say he was a supporter of McGill, who is targeting allies of jailed Edinburgh cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson, 38, after he was ripped off with fake cash in a £500,000 drugs deal.
But the relationship is said to have soured after Miami and his crew also took on Glasgow's Daniel mob.
Cops have so far made 55 arrests.
Police Scotland declined to comment on Jamieson's arrest.
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