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BBC Sounds Launches New Podcast on “Milkman” Cocaine Trafficker

8/18/2026

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BBC Sounds released the new podcast series “Gangster: The Story of the Milkman.”
The series focuses on cocaine trafficker Brian Brendan Wright, nicknamed “the Milkman” because “he always delivers,” according to a law-enforcement source.
Journalist Livvy Haydock investigates how Irish gangs linked to 1990s “Cool Britannia” culture fueled the drug trade.
The episodes detail the human cost of the cocaine operation.
All episodes are available now.

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Story summary

BBC Sounds released the new podcast series “Gangster: The Story of the Milkman.”
The series focuses on cocaine trafficker Brian Brendan Wright, nicknamed “the Milkman” because “he always delivers,” according to a law-enforcement source.
Journalist Livvy Haydock investigates how Irish gangs linked to 1990s “Cool Britannia” culture fueled the drug trade.
The episodes detail the human cost of the cocaine operation.
All episodes are available now.