Former Love Island contestant caught in £53m cocaine deal…

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Former Love Island star Magdalena Sadlo is facing prison after being caught smuggling £53 million worth of cocaine as part of one of Britain’s biggest drug raids, dubbed ‘Operation Matrix’.

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Former Love Island Candidate Magdalena Sadlo is currently facing prison after being involved in cocaine smuggling in a drug deal worth an estimated £53 million.

Accordingly MailOnlineSadlo was arrested after flying from Dubai to Heathrow as part of an investigation called Operation Matrix, considered one of the largest drug raids in British history.

Sadlo, 29, appeared in the Polish version of the hit reality TV show in 2021 as one of the Casa Amor sex bombshells designed to lure male contestants away from their partners.

At the performance on Love IslandSadlo described herself as a “spontaneous, confident blonde who you can rely on” and boasted that she had “stolen” someone’s partner before.

But the former Love Island Candidate has now admitted being a cocaine courier. Appearing at Carlisle Crown Court this month, Sadlo admitted being involved in the supply of the Class A drug between March 2022 and May 2023.

The maximum penalty for this offense is up to seven years in prison, an unlimited fine, or both.

Sadlos LinkedIn page said she worked in sales until earlier this year before co-founding a luxury yacht rental company in Dubai in January. The company described itself as a “one-stop shop for all boat rentals and events” and claimed to offer “hospitality and VIP experiences.”

“From glittering birthdays at sea to picture-perfect marriage proposals, intimate engagement parties, sophisticated dinner soirées to important corporate meetings – we are the captains of it all!”, says the website.

Referring to the complex criminal scheme in which Sadlo was involved, prosecutor Tim Evans admitted: “This is Amazon-style drug trafficking, with such a level of organisation and commercialisation.”

In connection with Sadlo’s case, nine men involved in drug trafficking were sentenced to a total of over 106 years in prison in March after admitting conspiracy to traffic the Class A substance.

Accordingly Manchester Evening NewsMost of them came from the Greater Manchester region.