A nurse who drugged patients at a Blackpool hospital for an “easy shift” has been locked up for more than seven years.
26.11.2023 - 08:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Behind the door of an unremarkable flat in Ashton, a family-led drugs empire was booming. Pumping out whopping amounts of meth made in a Breaking Bad-style lab, business was good.
Little did neighbours know that yards away, an organised criminal outfit was hard at work producing kilo after kilo. It would later be revealed that a 13-strong gang was behind the operation - part of a wider, 'extensive' network of top-level crooks dealing in drugs and guns.
Now 11 members of the group have been jailed, with six sent down at the latest hearing at Minshull Street Crown Court. Images inside the flat, offering a glimpse into the illicit enterprise at the Welbeck Street South flat before it was busted by cops, have been released.
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At the heart of the business was kingpin James Mulligan. He ran the show with the help of his dad and brother - Brian Mulligan Snr and Brian Mulligan Jnr. Second in command were David Keenan and Damian Batty.
They transported and collected packages of drugs, before passing them to six others to flog on the streets of Greater Manchester. 'Grandma' - 72-year-old Sheila Mason - was in control of a stash house in Droylsden.
Confident in their roles, they got cocky - unaware the net was closing. Detectives from GMPs Serious Organised Crime Group were watching.
'Too comfortable in their patterns and routines', they got sloppy. Between April and October 2021, police in Manchester, Merseyside and West Yorkshire made a number of arrests as members of the gang were caught carrying drugs and firearms.
On April 28, Keenan and James Mulligan were stopped by armed cops on
A nurse who drugged patients at a Blackpool hospital for an “easy shift” has been locked up for more than seven years.
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