drug-smuggling “Mrs Big” has been unmasked – as a 55-year-old grandmother.Gail Cotton worked part time as a cleaning manager but in her spare time she was making huge amounts of money by smuggling the synthetic cannabis-style drug Spice and other illegal substances into British prisons.Cotton of Oldham, Greater Manchester was arrested after police raided her home in the Clarksfield area of the town and found cannabis, cocaine, MDMA and drug distribution equipment hidden around her kitchen and a utility room.They also found recipes for making Spice which featured acetone - a compound found in nail varnish remover - as well as various herbs and other chemicals.At Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester, this week Cotton was sentenced to three.
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