A whistle-blower claimed two alleged gang leaders escaped because of an alleged power struggle inside the police investigation team.
An explosion of gang violence characterised by an escalating series of tit-for-tat attacks between rival outfits tarred Salford in 2015. The violence culminated in the shooting dead of Salford 'Mr Big' Paul Massey.
Massey was gunned down outside his house by Mark Fellows. Fellows, nicknamed 'The Iceman', appeared at Liverpool Crown Court in 2018 where he was charged and later convicted of the murder of Massey and John Kinsella.
