52 drug dealers jailed in Greater Manchester in 2023
manchestereveningnews.co.ukScores of people have been jailed for drugs offences in Greater Manchester in 2023. Some were part of small operations. Others were cogs in are sophisticated empires with dozens of footsoldiers - or leading from the very top.
More EncroChat dealers, busted by cops following the hack of the infamous criminal network across Europe, have faced justice in our region in the past 12 months.
Family-run operations have been shut down. And dealers with international links are facing 2024 behind bars. As the year draws to a close, the Manchester Evening News looks back at drugs cases across the region - and the people paying the price. READ MORE: The killers brought to justice in Greater Manchester in 2023 READ MORE: Greater Manchester Police issue update after parent and son killed in crash A Salford crime lord directed underworld hits from hundreds of miles away in the Netherlands.
A shooting and a raid on a family home were carried out on the orders of Nathan Vanden, who had fled from his native Greater Manchester after arousing the suspicion of the authorities.
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