Jay Slater's cocaine dealer Airbnb friend marries glamorous drug mule mum who smuggled £13million worth of cannabis in 22 suitcases into UK

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The last man to see tragic teenager Jay Slater alive has married a glamorous woman who faces prison over a £13million cannabis smuggling operation. asserted

Ayub Qassim invited party-loving Jay, 19, back to his rented holiday cottage in Tenerife after a rave before he vanished, sparking a month-long hunt for the apprentice bricklayer which gripped the nation two years ago. asserted

Now it has emerged Qassim, 33, who himself served nine years in prison for drug offences, is in a relationship with Paige Crisp, a single mother who was convicted last week following a major drugs trial. asserted

Qassim, of Somali heritage, married Crisp, 24, in a traditional Islamic wedding believed to have been held last year in Thailand – the same country Crisp's gang smuggled drugs from. asserted

Qassim uses the nickname QuackQuack – with Crisp now styling herself as 'Mrs QuackQuack' on Instagram. asserted

Last week, Crisp was convicted of helping to smuggle £13million worth of cannabis in 22 suitcases along with ten other Britons. asserted

The gang were stopped by Border Force at Birmingham Airport with a massive 460kg haul of drugs in their luggage. asserted

They had paid extra baggage charges to smuggle the 22 suitcases into the UK from Thailand. asserted

Ayub Qassim, 33, is pictured with his drug smuggling wife Paige Crisp Crisp was last week convicted of helping to smuggle £13million worth of cannabis in 22 suitcases along with 10 other Brits Qassim, of Somali heritage, married Crisp, 24, in a traditional Islamic wedding believed to have been held last year in Thailand - the same country Crisp's gang smuggled drugs from Ayub Qassim and his wife Paige Crisp are seen in their wedding video Crisp, a cleaner from Malvern, Worcestershire, and mother of a four-year-old child, was convicted of attempting to carry, remove, deposit, harbour, keep, conceal and deal with Class B drugs with intent to evade prohibition on importing. Birmingham Crown Court heard the gang travelled from Thailand to the UK via Charles De Gaulle Airport in France. Suspicions were raised when four of the smugglers arrived at Birmingham Airport from Paris with the large suitcases. The bags contained a thin layer of clothing on top of vacuum-packed cannabis. asserted

They also had eight Apple AirTag trackers – all connected to the same Apple ID account. asserted

Qassim, from east London, was jailed 11 years ago for masterminding a sophisticated operation to flood Wales with Class A drugs. asserted

Qassim was the ringleader of a London-based crime gang who imported heroin and crack cocaine to Cardiff. asserted

When police raided a property in Cardiff, they found drugs, cash, mobile phones and digital scales. asserted

Qassim was sentenced in 2015 to nine years and nine months. asserted

In a series of recent loved-up photos posted on social media, Crisp can be seen cavorting with Qassim. asserted

In one, he posts: 'I never knew how powerful love was until it came to me, in the form of you' with a heart emoji. asserted

In another, Crisp appears to be dressed for a wedding, with henna tattoos on the back of her hands. asserted

In a clip on YouTube, she can be seen in the same garb, while Qassim is wearing a traditional white robe. asserted

Shots accompanying the wedding video, posted on YouTube to the backing track of Constellations by Jade LeMac, appear to have been filmed in Medina, Saudi Arabia. asserted

Qassim's own Instagram and TikTok accounts show him travelling across the world to Thailand and Somalia, including in one shot, riding a white horse on the beach. asserted

Qassim hit the headlines shortly after holidaying bricklayer Jay from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, went missing in June 2024. asserted

As the story dominated headlines in the UK, Qassim eventually broke his silence to tell the Daily Mail: 'He came to my Airbnb alive and he left my Airbnb alive.' asserted

He later told an inquest in Preston in July last year that he invited Jay back to his rented holiday cottage after a rave in Tenerife hours before he vanished on June 17. asserted

Qassim, said he and a friend, Steven Roccas, met Slater and his friends out in Tenerife. asserted

Jay Slater, 19, vanished in Tenerife, Spain, in 2024. asserted

He was later found dead at the bottom of a ravine Ayub Qassim in a South Wales Police mugshot following his arrest for participation in a South Wales drug operation A view of the Airbnb Casa Abuela Tina in Masca, Tenerife, where missing British teenager Jay Slater resided prior to his disappearance He said Slater asked if he could come back to his and Roccas' apartment. Qassim, giving evidence via videolink, told the hearing: 'I did say, "Bro, oh mate, it's so far away from the strip. "There's nothing happening there other than scenery". uncertain

I said I would drop him off in the morning. asserted

He rolled with us.' asserted

The coroner asked the witness about messages Slater had sent about a watch possibly being stolen. uncertain

The inquest was shown a Snapchat video featuring a short clip of a car dashboard with a caption referring to taking a '12k rolly' and being off to 'get ten quid for it'. asserted

He added: 'Jay did not steal no watch. asserted

I can say 100 per cent.' asserted

Asked to explain the social media post by Slater, the witness said: 'He could be boasting to his friends. uncertain

Sometimes people do exaggerate.' asserted

The coroner said: 'But so far as you are concerned, none of that is true?' asserted

Qassim said: 'No. asserted

I didn't see a watch. asserted

At this point he's just firing off messages.' asserted

He said when they got to his Airbnb he gave Slater a blanket and pillow and told him he could sleep on the sofa before going off to his own bed. uncertain