A Manchester man played a key role in a drugs gang which used a fake removals firm as cover to smuggle £135m of cocaine, heroin and ketamine into the UK.
The gang used dummy loads of furniture to hide 'industrial quantities' of drugs in lorries and vans, some of which had hidden compartments to conceal the shipments.
West Midlands Police say it's the biggest drugs case they've ever dealt with. Humayan Sadiq, 43, of Manchester, had planned to move the cocaine that was due to have been brought into Portsmouth from Colombia via Holland. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community He has been found guilty of conspiracy to import cocaine following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court.
Police say the gang was headed up by Jonathan Arnold, who pretended he was the legitimate boss of the small removal firm which had a turnover of £50,000 a month.
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