A cocaine and heroin importation gang armed themselves with hand grenades and were looking to recruit "lads who blow any c***s head off."
They used an international network of criminal contacts in countries such as Colombia, Brazil and Dubai as he and his associates flooded the UK with tens of millions of pounds of class A drugs. When one of the gang members, named Peter Bradshaw came under significant threats after racking up huge debts with those higher up the chain, they hatched plans to respond with violence through their access to a fearsome arsenal of weapons and explosives.
The gang, who had supply lines to Leeds and Bradford, would organise a fleet of vehicles to stash their illicit goods. They were led by "Business brain" Graham Mindards, he was rumbled as the figure behind the handle "CalmTea" after sending pictures of himself to other users, The Echo reports.
