They lived either side of the M62. On the Greater Manchester side, a crime family matriarch and her sister and partner-in-crime.
On the other, the daughter of a major Yorkshire drug dealer. The three women gangsters joined forces to run one of the biggest drugs operations in the north.
Their story can be now be told - following the convictions of 20 people. Shazia Din, 42, led a Bury-based crime group. Her sister, Abia Din, 45, was a key player.
Together with Shazia's son, Hassan, 21, they ran an online beauty business, selling styling products on Amazon. But it wasn't body lotion, lipstick, perfume and mascara which financed the family's penchant for Rolex watches, the leasing of luxury cars, jewellery and multiple properties.
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