Ex-cocaine kingpin offers 1,000 reward to torch 5G masts as he spreads coronavirus conspirac

A FORMER drug kingpin has offered £1,000 to anyone who sets fire to 5G masts.

Ex-cocaine baron Stephen Jamieson spread the discredited coronavirus conspiracy theory on social media as he offered the four-figure sum to anyone who sets the towers alight.

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Glasgow-born Jamieson, 36, who now lives in Dubai, has claimed the transmitters are linked to the spread of Covid-19, the Daily Record reported.

His claims come even though the conspiracy theory has been debunked by experts.

Days ago he posted the offer on his Instagram account.

He wrote: “I’ll pay 1k reward for any1 that smokes a 5G mast in Glesga.”

And in another post he said: “1k lads for the first 5G mast smoked in Scotland.”

Earlier this month we told how conspiracy nuts were reportedly setting the phone masts alight and targeting engineers.

It came after the bizarre claims emerged that 5G "radiation" caused coronavirus.

The theory originated last month after a video filmed at a US health conference claimed Africa was not as affected by the disease because it is "not a 5G region".

The myth was quickly discredited after the World Health Organisation confirmed there were thousands of Covid-19 cases in Africa.

The government has also confirmed there is "no evidence to suggest that 5G has anything to do with Covid-19".

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Celebs have been slammed for sharing the conspiracy theory, including Jason Gardiner and Callum Best, who posted similar claims that 5G can impact the immune system.

This Morning host Eamonn Holmes has also suggested there could be a link between 5G masts and the spread of the coronavirus.

A total of 39 BT engineers have been physically or verbally attacked by people who believe the outlandish theory.

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