Irish fugitive extradited from Lanzarote to UK to be sentenced for drugs charge

Gary Vickery, originally from Dublin, was escorted on a flight from Lanzarote by officers from the National Crime Agency on Thursday

Gary Vickery. File picture: NCA/PA Wire

An Irish fugitive wanted for his involvement in the supply of class A drugs worth millions of pounds has been extradited to the UK from the Canary Islands.

Gary Vickery, originally from Dublin, was escorted on a flight from Lanzarote by officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) on Thursday, having been arrested by Spanish police on October 20.