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Manchester Evening News
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Andrew Bardsley

'Stash man' who stored £800,000 of cocaine for gangster family at his parents' house jailed on his birthday

A 'stash man' who stored £800,000 worth of cocaine at his parents' house for a gangster family has been jailed on his birthday. Nabeel Rashad, from Bury, was locked up for 10 years on the day he turned 29.

Rashad was part of an Oldham -based drugs outfit which operated on a 'massive scale', flooding the North West and cities such as Birmingham, Leeds and Bradford with cocaine and heroin. The firm was led by father and son duo Faizal Hussain Snr and Faizal Hussain Jnr, prosecutors allege.

Hussain Jnr was previously sentenced to 16 years in jail. His father has 'fled from justice', Manchester Crown Court has heard.

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