Ex-Convict’s Double Life in Drug Rings | Belfast News

A man from County Antrim just got a ten-year sentence for drug charges—but this isn’t his first rodeo. Philip Shackels, already a U.S. inmate for nearly five years after helping smuggle millions in meth from North Korea, was caught again thanks to the EncroChat hack. He admitted to conspiracy to import cocaine and money laundering, claiming he was coerced by a real-life James Bond villain—Paul Le Roux—who’s now cooperating with authorities. Shackels thought he was working for Le Roux when arrested in Thailand in 2013, part of a plan to move 100kg of pure meth. His family says he came from hardship but hopes he’ll turn over a new leaf. Another associate, Mark Dunford, got the same sentence. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/the-co-antrim-drug-dealer-the-north-korean-meth-plot-and-a-murderous-james-bond-villain-Z36RRHILYZETBGRKFATQANJCFM/ More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7dbbe6840362000c Report issues to [email protected].