38,635 text messages and 30,340 calls: Inside the life of the drugs gang boss who watched over his empire from home
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA drugs gang responsible for supplying crack cocaine and heroin into a Greater Manchester town have been jailed for a total of 53 years.
Last week six men were jailed for their part in the conspiracy. Today, September 11, the leader of the gang, Hassan Hussein, was jailed for 17 years.
Asam Hussein; Nasir Ali; Shakar Ali; Ali Akbar Azam; Mohammed Shah Ahmed and Waqas Ullah were each convicted of two counts of conspiring to supply cocaine and heroin, money laundering and supplying cocaine. READ MORE: The Toyota Yaris in a quiet car park at the centre of a £500k drugs racket The court heard that the group operated out of an unassuming, abandoned Toyota Yaris that remained parked in a car park in Bury.
Hassan Hussein was able to observe his group's activities as his address in South Bank Road overlooked the car park. Prosecutor Joshua Bowker previously said that between January and June 2023, the group - led by Hassan Hussain - conspired to supply huge amounts of crack and heroin.
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