Walter Douglas ( born 1961 ) is an alleged Scottish drug trafficker and organised crime figure , dubbed the Tartan Pimpernel by the press , who is reportedly one of the richest in the United Kingdom with an estimated worth of £ 20 million . He was allegedly wanted in at least three countries on drug trafficking and gun running charges as of 2003 , and Douglas was reported to have had ties to numerous international criminal organisations in Europe and North America as the head of the Delta crime syndicate . But in fact nothing has ever been proved against Douglas . In October 2013 there were no longer any warrants out against him and he staunchly maintained his innocence to a British journalist Born in Glasgow , Scotland , Douglas was allegedly a former milkman and petty thief before it was reported that he became involved in drug trafficking and money laundering with the Delta crime syndicate during the 1980s and early 1990s earning millions smuggling cannabis into the United Kingdom from Morocco , Spain and the Netherlands . An associate of Brian Doran , he was said to have used a plants and car exporting business as a front for his activities , it was reported . He was also questioned by police in the 1990 murder of Charlie Wilson , a member of the Great Train Robbery . He was cleared of any involvement after proving he was in Tenerife at the time . While many reports were carried in the Scottish press nothing was ever proven against him and he now lives in Thailand . He admitting known well known crime figures in Marbella but told a journalist it was difficult not to , but in fact he was a businessman and had interests in Dreamers nightclub in Marbella and Dreamers Beach Club in Koh Samui . International agencies confirmed at the same time that there were no outstanding warrants against him
Great Train Robbery
Great Train Robbery (1963)
Walter Douglas