When he was only 15, he vandalized telephone boxes and public toilets.
As he grew older, he mugged old ladies in the street and stole their money.
He also robbed banks, post offices and jewellery shops.
On one occasion, he stole almost 20 000 pounds from a post office.
In his late twenties, he smuggled cigarettes and alcohol from one country to another.
During his only proper job in the office, he falsified the accounts and pocketed thousands of pounds.
He then started trafficking drugs.
The police finally arrested him last year.
They charged him with almost thirty crimes.
He was tried at t Crown Court.
He said he was innocent, but the jury decided he was guilty.
The judge sentenced him to 15 years in prison.
He won't break the law again for a long time.