Love Island Star Jailed 14 Years in £53m Cocaine Plot UK, Middle East

Magdalena Sadlo, a 30-year-old former contestant on the Polish version of Love Island, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for her central role in an international drug smuggling operation that flooded UK streets with cocaine, ketamine, and cannabis. Sadlo acted as both a courier transporting an estimated 280-300kg of cocaine across England and the financial director managing profits, costs, stock levels, and criminal accounts for a major cartel based in the Middle East. The operation was described as 'Amazon-style' due to its efficiency and scale, with Sadlo coordinating shipments from Holland to the UK and using safe houses to store the drugs before distribution. Prosecutors highlighted her position in the inner circle of the cartel and her meticulous management of drug transactions, including scolding key players for underperformance. The investigation, led by the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit, also resulted in the sentencing of twelve other men to over 106 years in total for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Sadlo's criminal proceeds funded luxury items such as expensive watches and designer goods, and she was arrested upon arriving in the UK from Dubai, where she had worked in hospitality and co-founded a luxury yacht rental business.