For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter here A drugs kingpin has been jailed for his part in leading a huge cocaine ring run out of an auction house.
The facility, in Wigan, was used to store 'large volumes' of class A drugs which were then shipped across Greater Manchester.
Expensive watches and other luxury items, including cars, were raffled off as part of a front to launder the 'significant' profits of the drug trafficking operation.
A judge heard Aaron Parkin, 33, played an 'organising role' in the conspiracy. At Bolton Crown Court today, Parkin, who is already serving a prison sentence for his role in gangland attacks in Salford, was jailed for a further nine years.
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