{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/669ad3d4fc4972011b8d1577/674f79facb610c34f75c9610?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dark & Murky Undercurrents: Episode 420","description":"<p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Last week, we heard about Roderick McLean who was sent to prison when police and customs officers captured a gang of eight drug smugglers off the Caithness coast. During the raid customs officer Alastair Souter was killed when he fell and was crushed between a customs cutter and the gang's boat. The drugs haul netted three tons of cannabis, valued at £10 million. McLean, the gang leader, was convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison.</p><p><br></p><p>This week we follow McLean in prison, but not for long as he soon escaped - was this with the help of the Security Services? - and his death in a seedy hostel in Streatham, London. We discover that his death poses many more questions than answers.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://uktruecrime.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uktruecrime.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support me at Patreon:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sources</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.uktruecrime.com/2024/12/03/the-death-of-roddy-mclean/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Death Of Roddy McLean - UK True Crime</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Always True Crime"}