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Joe Thomas & Tim Hanlon

'Scouse Escobar' who trafficked drugs from jail has huge sentence increased

A drug trafficker nicknamed the “Scouse Escobar” has had his massive jail sentence extended after being found with mobile phones in jail.

Prison officers discovered Christopher Welsh junior had a phone in one prison and then, after he was moved, linked him to another illicit device.

The 43-year-old is serving a 28 year sentence for two separate drugs conspiracies - including one managed with his dad, Christopher Welsh senior, reported the Liverpool Echo.

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