For the latest Oldham news sign up to the MyOldham newsletter here Out of prison after serving a lengthy spell in jail, drugs boss Mohammed Fareed claimed to be on the straight and narrow.
After serving a 14 year sentence for being the head of an Oldham based multi-million pound ring which flooded the streets with heroin, Fareed said his life of crime was behind him.
But the reality was quite different. Fareed, 47, dubbed the 'Godfather of Oldham', had found a new 'lucrative', terrifying criminal enterprise.
He headed a gang which lured unsuspecting, innocent car buyers, who were after nothing more than a good deal, to become victims of brutal robberies.
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