Gang posing as furniture removal firm smuggled £135m of drugs into UK
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA gang which smuggled tonnes of drugs, including cocaine, heroin, and ketamine , into the UK worth more than £135million posing as a furniture removal firm have been jailed.
A Manchester man involved in the operation has been jailed for 27-years. The gang's leader, Jonathan Arnold, boasted about his wealth by posting to social media showing him wearing a Rolex watch and driving a Ferrari while on holiday in Dubai.
The 30-year-old gave the impression he ran a legitimate small furniture moving firm with a turnover of more than £50,000 a month.
Arnold used the money from smuggling more than two-tonnes of the drugs into the UK to fund a lavish lifestyle. This included spending tens of thousands on cosmetic surgery and dental work. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. The gang would hide drugs in their shipments by using dummy loads of furniture to hide packages in lorries and vans.
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