Crime Warlords' Torture Chamber

Six ‘cells’ also found at grim site as part of international bust

- Tom Pettifor

A Dentist's chair sits in a soundproofed shipping container with handcuffs, pruning shears, a saw and scalpels at the ready nearby.

The sickening underworld torture chamber – also lined with foil in a bid to make it invisible to thermal cameras – was uncovered during a major operation that helped snare British kingpins.

Previously untouchable crime lords and bent officers were among 746 suspects held here after a Europe-wide criminal phone system was infiltrated.