Greater Manchester Police have released footage showing the moment a drug kingpin, Jamie Rothwell, performed a bizarre dance for the camera as he was arrested by Spanish authorities in Barcelona. The 38-year-old from Salford was the leader of an organised crime gang that trafficked guns into the UK and ran a £26 million drug empire.
The footage, shared on Friday, shows Rothwell seemingly in good spirits, smiling and dancing as he is escorted away by officers. He was tracked down to an apartment in Barcelona where he was detained by Spanish police.
Rothwell, of Grindon Avenue, Salford, pleaded guilty to a string of drugs and firearms offences in February. On Thursday, he was sentenced to 43 years in prison. 'He is not dancing now,' the force said in a statement accompanying the footage.
