Gang members who trafficked heroin and crack cocaine from north Manchester were caught after filming themselves bagging up the drugs.
The Max drugs line plotted to flood the streets of Accrington, Lancashire, with Class A drugs shipped in from Cheetham Hill.
Gang leader Hasnain Ashraf sent drugs runner Lewis Lord to collect huge amounts of drugs from his Cheetham Hill-based associates, Lloyd Spencer and Sameer Amin, on multiple occasions between September 2022 and June 2023. READ MORE: Man, 20, rushed to hospital after being stabbing on busy Wigan road Lord then recorded incriminating videos of himself and his fellow drug runners, Joseph Oakes and Aston Johnson, preparing the drugs to be sold.
As the trio bagged up drugs, they recruited Paul Moxham to sell them on their behalf. After the heroin and crack cocaine had been prepared, the gang sent bulk text messages advertising drugs for sale.
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