The life and crimes of 'Vain Crane'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHiding behind the moniker "Vain Crane", Daniel Shepherd moved huge quantities of drugs. The 32-year-old was involved in handling almost half a million pounds in dirty cash.
He traded wholesale quantities of heroin, cocaine and cannabis - using the EncroChat communications platform to carry out his work.
But this was not the full extent of Shepherd's criminal activity, the Liverpool Echo reports. His connections to the underworld have seen him named as a key figure in criminal proceedings. "Vain Crane" previously almost severed a nurse's arm during a horror smash and was accused of supplying a gun used to kill 16-year-old Lewis Dunne in 2016. READ MORE: Two more arrested after men shot and stabbed in 'targeted attack' Having used the encrypted EncroChat platform for his work, Shepherd's device was then passed on to his younger brother following his arrest.
Shepherd's criminal links have been well documented over the years, including being cited as a key figure in the trial of three men who were convicted of the execution of 16-year-old Lewis in 2016.
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