British Army loan shark, 31, was part of a gunman pursued by a cocaine gang who owed him money before the 20-year-old took his own life

A British Army loan shark from a cocaine gang preyed on a gunman who owed him money before the 20-year-old took his own life, the victim’s mother claims.

Alison Blackwell claimed her son, Nathan Worner, was “pushed to breaking point” before ending his life in his barracks in May 2020.

Worner, 20, borrowed almost £3,000 from Ryan Saedi, a former gunman who ran a scheme where borrowers had to repay double the amount they received.

According to The Telegraph, Saedi ordered the boy to pay the interest before his death and stated that he would visit the family if the debt was not repaid.

Saedi and three other soldiers were sentenced this month to a total of 13 years and three months in prison.

The group sold almost £100,000 worth of cocaine to army personnel at Bulford Barracks in Wiltshire.

Alison Blackwell with her 20-year-old son Nathan Worner, who took his own life in May 2020.

Mrs Blackwell’s mother said: “When we lost Nathan we couldn’t believe what had happened.”

Saedi was sentenced to over three years in prison for his role in the operation. But the sentence was just two months for running a payday loan scheme.

Mrs Blackwell’s mother said after the court hearing: ‘When we lost Nathan we couldn’t believe what had happened. We knew he was depressed and things were happening, but we didn’t know what.

“When he died, we had his bank statements and that’s when I realized something dark was going on.”

The mother claimed that the son had repaid all the money he borrowed, but she still owed Saedi the same with interest.

“Any type of high-interest loan requires an awareness of how far people will go when they are so afraid of it,” she said.

A ring of British soldiers dealing cocaine sold drugs to colleagues so they could buy Rolex watches and Christian Louboutin shoes, a case previously heard by a military court.

Mr Worner (pictured) borrowed almost £3,000 from Ryan Saedi, the former gunner who ran the ‘double bubble’ scheme

Shooter Ryan Saedi (pictured) ran a scheme in which borrowers had to repay double the amount they received

The panel said the four gunmen sold one kilogram of the Class A drug to other soldiers at a price of up to £100 a gram.

One of them, who boasted about cutting down on cocaine with caffeine, was ostracized by the group’s leader after he showed off his profits by packing designer luxury products.

Another ran a “double bubble” payday loan scheme for colleagues which the court found contributed to Mr Worner’s suicide.

Bulford Military Court heard how gunman Claudius Scott organized the operation in which cocaine was brought from west London to the military base.

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