John Philip Stirling, who has a long history of drug smuggling offences, was arrested last April off the coast of Oregon with nearly 200 gallons of liquid methamphetamine on his sailboat.

Stirling, 65, was aboard the Mandalay on April 9, 2019, when it was boarded by Coast Guard officials who discovered 28 seven-gallon jugs of liquid methamphetamine.

John Paul Stirling was airlifted by helicopter after he showed signs of a drug overdose.