A drug trafficker known as "Zone Lizard" paid for his rivals' cars to be torched in "revenge attacks" after spotting them dealing on his turf.
Warner was said to have had a "primary role of a broker" who "liaised between upstream suppliers" and buyers across the UK while earning "commission" of up to £1,000 per kilo. His messages also detailed how he had "run his own graft phone operation", which he referred to as his "lemo" phone and earned him around £5,000 per week.
Tierney, of Oxton Road in Walton, subsequently received a 22-month imprisonment suspended for 18 months after pleading guilty to drug offences. Warner had been due to stand trial accused of possession of cocaine with intent to supply in relation to the stop and search, but fled the country and ultimately had to be extradited back to the UK from Spain in October last year in order to face justice.
Mr McStein was ultimately able to extinguish the fire with a garden hose. However, this was "not the only instance in which the defendant sought retribution or retaliation in order to protect or pursue his business interests".