A drugs gang that was responsible for floods of cocaine and heroin imported into the country had access to grenades and recruited "lads who blow any c***'s head off" a court heard.
Graham Minards was the 'business brain' behind a criminal operation that saw tens of millions of class A drugs brought into the UK. Minards had access to an international network of criminal contacts from countries such as Colombia, Brazil and Dubai.
Minards had a business partner called Peter Bradshaw, and when Bradshaw was in danger with other drugs bosses for amassing huge debts, the pair hatched a plan to respond to the threats with violence through their access to terrifying weapons and explosives.
