Gangster

Biker gangs like the Hell's Angels first established themselves in the USA, but have since spread around the world, becoming global movements. Members see themselves as outcasts from society, and those who belong to these so-called "one per center" motorcycle clubs have their own strict rules and rituals. Some members are attracted by a love of bikes, and the sense of brotherhood being in a motorcycle gang brings. But police say some "one per center" gangs are criminal enterprises, responsible for mayhem and even murder.
For Gangster Presents, Angels and Outlaws, Livvy Haydock explores the world of biker gangs.
Series producer: Fergus Hewison
Technical producer: Richard Hannaford.
Producer: Patrick Kiteley.
Journalism assistants: Tim Fernley and Tom Dunster
Commissioning producers: Sam Proffitt and Becky Padington
Commissioning Executive: Louise Kattenhorn
Commissioning Editor: Richard Maddock
Editor and Executive producer: Clare Fordham.

In Spain, a coded phone call from a public payphone alerts HMCE that Wright is no longer hiding successfully. Surveillance confirms his location on the Costa del Sol, and an international warrant leads to his arrest and extradition to the UK.
In Colombia and Venezuela, US customs pursue the cartel broker, the middleman linking Colombian suppliers to Brian Brendan Wright’s network.
Former insiders give evidence in the trial against The Milkman.
Brian Brendan Wright, The Milkman, has finished his rounds.
Credits
Presenter: Livvy Haydock
Series Producer: Louise Clarke
Producer: Patrick Kiteley
Journalism Assistants: Tim Fernley and Hattie Valentine
Technical producer and sound designer: Nicky Edwards
Commissioning Editor: Louise Kattenhorn
Commissioning Producer: Sam Proffitt
Editor and Executive Producer: Tara McDermott
Acknowledgements
Luis Navia is the co-author, with Jesse Fink, of Pure Narco: One Man’s True Story of 25 Years Inside the Colombian and Mexican Cartels.
Special thanks to the Molgoggers for their sea shanty.

A covert entry at a lock-up garage in Essex reveals hundreds of kilos of cocaine hidden in holdalls.
After years of surveillance, coded diaries and phone-box intelligence, Operation Extend moves into its decisive phase.
The arrest of a key member of the organisation exposes encrypted contacts and overseas links, while pressure from South American suppliers forces fresh movement within the network.
Sixty-one million pounds’ worth of cocaine is seized in a covert customs operation and multiple arrests follow, including Brian Wright’s son and senior associates.
Meanwhile, Wright disappears.
As Wright remains beyond reach, the network he built begins to unravel.
Credits
Presenter: Livvy Haydock
Series Producer: Louise Clarke
Producer: Patrick Kiteley
Journalism Assistants: Tim Fernley and Hattie Valentine
Technical producer and sound designer: Nicky Edwards
Commissioning Editor: Louise Kattenhorn
Commissioning Producer: Sam Proffitt
Editor and Executive Producer: Tara McDermott
Acknowledgements
Luis Navia is the co-author, with Jesse Fink, of Pure Narco: One Man’s True Story of 25 Years Inside the Colombian and Mexican Cartels.

Horses and gambling form the backdrop to Brian Brendan Wright’s public life. In racing circles he appears as a wealthy, well-connected owner with celebrity friends and a passion for betting. Wright’s name begins to surface in allegations of race-fixing and inside information.
As police investigate claims that horses were doped and jockeys paid for tips, Wright’s Chelsea Harbour flat is raided. Although charges do not stick, the scrutiny exposes how his racing interests provided both cover and access.
Behind the spectacle of race days and nightclub hospitality sits the operational core of the organisation and we hear the personal cost of a network that, by 1998, had moved multiple boatloads of cocaine onto British soil.
Credits
Presenter: Livvy Haydock
Series Producer: Louise Clarke
Producer: Patrick Kiteley
Journalism Assistants: Tim Fernley and Hattie Valentine
Technical producer and sound designer: Nicky Edwards
Commissioning Editor: Louise Kattenhorn
Commissioning Producer: Sam Proffitt
Editor and Executive Producer: Tara McDermott
Acknowledgements
Luis Navia is the co-author, with Jesse Fink, of Pure Narco: One Man’s True Story of 25 Years Inside the Colombian and Mexican Cartels.

As cocaine profits multiply along the route to Europe, HMCE launches Operation Extend following the seizure of the Sea Mist.
Barry Clarke and his team monitor payphones, trace Colombian numbers and build intelligence from a London office, attempting to map the network behind Brian Brendan Wright.
Operation Extend becomes a long-term effort to understand a network that communicates cautiously and avoids direct contact.
Alongside the logistics sits the human cost. Clare Campbell describes the impact of cocaine addiction on her brother, a respected journalist whose life unraveled. For investigators, the case is not only about shipments and surveillance, but the consequences of a trade that damages families while its organisers appear untouchable.
As surveillance tightens, Wright grows suspicious, phone boxes are abandoned and tactics shift. Across the Atlantic, US agents continue to pursue the Narco whose connections help explain how bulk quantities of cocaine reached Europe.
Operation Extend becomes a test of patience - assembling fragments of intelligence in pursuit of the man known as The Milkman.
Credits
Presenter: Livvy Haydock
Series Producer: Louise Clarke
Producer: Patrick Kiteley
Journalism Assistants: Tim Fernley and Hattie Valentine
Technical producer and sound designer: Nicky Edwards
Commissioning Editor: Louise Kattenhorn
Commissioning Producer: Sam Proffitt
Editor and Executive Producer: Tara McDermott
Acknowledgements
Luis Navia is the co-author, with Jesse Fink, of Pure Narco: One Man’s True Story of 25 Years Inside the Colombian and Mexican Cartels.