A gang of seven men used dessert shops, a takeaway and a shed company to hide money they made from selling cocaine.
The seven men from Wigan were jailed for over 70 years after being convicted at Bolton Crown Court following a six-week trial. The gang were convicted of offences including conspiracy to supply cocaine and money laundering.
Police started watching the men after they raided a number of homes in July 2018 and uncovered an organised criminal drug supply network. The court heard how many of the group made huge profits through the wholesale supply of cocaine; with Paul Witter, 43, Marc Talbot, 50, and his brother, Michael Talbot, 42, acquiring their high purity cocaine from Paul Whittaker, 55.
