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20.10.2023 - 17:24 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A pair of drug-dealing brothers who enjoyed a life of luxury while making a fortune flogging heroin, cocaine, ketamine and cannabis are settling into life behind bars. The Rains siblings were caught with debtors lists, designer clothes and expensive Cartier jewellery.
John Paul Rains, 37, and Daniel Rains, 39, used the encrypted EncroChat system to buy huge amounts of Class A and B substances. Following the European-wide hack into the system by law enforcement, the Greater Manchester brothers were busted.
Minshull Street Crown Court heard that when John was detained, police found drugs, scales, drugs phones, debtors lists, cash, a cash counter, designer gear and expensive jewellery. The brothers have since admitted drug offences. They've been jailed for a combined total of 20 years.
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Prosecuting, Neil Fryman said that the brothers used the EncroChat handles 'Sp**ticbus' and 'Navalspider'. Daniel was referred to as 'R kid' and 'the brother'.
The pair conspired to produce ketamine and John was involved in supplying wholesale amounts of heroin, cocaine, ketamine and cannabis.
"John Rains had a group of trusted customers to whom he supplied drugs to in multiple kilo amounts, some of these appear to be operating on the same level as him as he also enquires about purchasing drugs from them," Mr Fryman said.
"Once these kilogram amounts are moved down the supply chain, the cash proceeds are collected/dropped off for John Rains to pay his suppliers and also to make substantial profit for himself.
"By communicating with his suppliers and
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