MAFS UK’s Luke Worley’s brother revealed as drug dealer who was caged for eight years after cops found £3m cocaine stash
THE brother of Married at First Sight UK Luke Worley was jailed for eight years after cops found a £3million cocaine stash in his car.
Sam Migliorini was pulled over on the M25 with the massive haul hidden in a secret compartment in the boot of his Smart car.
The 32-year-old was locked up in 2020 after pleading guilty to possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply.
Half-brother Luke, who appeared on the latest series of the hit E4 show, said the drug shame came as a "huge shock".
He told : "I didn't even have an inkling that he was involved with drugs, and I felt really close to him.
"I was gutted. It was a betrayal. I wish he had told me and opened up if he was struggling but I felt for him because he must have felt it was a last resort.
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"I was having to deal with the unknown, I had never known anyone going to prison and it was obviously my brother… It was all grief, grief, grief.";
Luke and Migliorini, who share the same mum, grew up together in Essex but have different dads.
Migliorini was driving on the motorway on October 1, 2020, when police pulled him over as part of a proactive operation.
Officers discovered the drugs hidden in a secret compartment that was operated via a magnet.
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The stash included 30 1kg blocks of cocaine labelled "C.E.N.G - el Ecuador Nueva Generacion", which is one of the most violent drug cartels in Mexico.
When police raided Migliorini's home, they discovered a safe containing around £15,000 in cash.
Luke has now revealed his brother tuned in from HM Prison Standford Hill to watch him marry stranger Jay Howard.
He also revealed he told his wife about his brother's dark past within the first week of meeting her.
Luke added: "If Jay was going to be in my life forever, then that's something I needed to tell her… that my brother is in prison and what he did, especially a family member as close as Sam.
"He has a few mates on his wing in prison and everyone was hooked on Married At First Sight. They were hooked!"
Luke said he also feared his brother's crimes being exposed when the TV show aired as he had "nothing to do with it".
He also revealed he was reunited with Migliorini at Christmas as his half-sibling was granted day release.
The star was axed from MAFS after getting into a physical fight with co-star Jordan Gayle.
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The warring grooms are now set to go head-to-head in a charity boxing match.
It emerged at the reunion show that he and Jay had split - despite being seen as one of the strongest couples on the show.
