Covered in tattoos and physically imposing, Clayton Roueche was the young kingpin of a violent, brazen and sophisticated drug smuggling gang stretching from its base in southwest Canada to as far away as Australia links of london charms.

The 34-year-old spent millions of dollars to avoid arrest and extend the reach of the worldwide gang, known as the United Nations links of london on sale.

His arsenal was as well-equipped as a small army.

According to US federal prosecutors, Roueche “used private airplanes, float planes, helicopters, cars, semi-trucks and coded Blackberry telephones to create a secret and successful organisation that he planned to extend into the Far East and South America links of london“.

“He employed pilots, drug couriers and money transporters to carry out the objectives of this organisation.

“His organisation was equal parts corporate and violent.”

The aim was to make “obscene amounts of money”.

On Wednesday, Chief US District Judge Robert Lasnik, declaring it Roueche’s “day of reckoning”, sentenced him to 30 years in prison links of london bracelets.

Roueche is currently housed in Sea Tac, a fortress-like federal detention centre in Seattle.

The court was told Australia was part of his cocaine distribution network.