Cage fighter was the muscle for gang whose cocaine empire supplied dealers in North Wales
Ex UFC star Rob Broughton, nicknamed The Bear worked as the enforcer for the Tobin brothers
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A former MMA cage fighter nicknamed The Bear was the muscle for a drug empire that served North Wales before it was busted when police seized £20m of cocaine on the motorway.
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Clockwise from top left; Alan Tobin, John Tobin, Brian McQuillan, Robbie Broughton and Simon Leech MEMBERS of a major drugs ring which supplied cocaine to the notorious Cullen gang have been jailed for a combined total of more than 60 years. The Tobin brothers’ organised crime group also ordered a £20million shipment of the class A drug be trafficked across the country.
The £20million shipment of drugs Their organised crime group was taken down by Cheshire Police’s Operation Kings after a series of raids in Warrington, St Helens and Widnes in September last year. Today, Tuesday, the pair and three co-conspirators were locked up at Liverpool Crown Court.
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Clockwise from top left; Alan Tobin, John Tobin, Brian McQuillan, Robbie Broughton and Simon Leech MEMBERS of a major drugs ring have been jailed for a combined total of more than 60 years. The Tobin brothers’ organised crime group also ordered a £20million shipment of the class A drug be trafficked across the country and supplied a number of other top gangs.
The £20million shipment of drugs Their organised crime group was taken down by Cheshire Police’s Operation Kings after a series of raids in Widnes, Warrington and St Helens in September last year. Today, Tuesday, the pair and three co-conspirators were locked up at Liverpool Crown Court.
Drug empire that used cage fighter The Bear as enforcer sold drugs to North East gangs
Former UFC competitor Robbie The Bear Broughton enforced debts and collected payments
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Former MMA fighter Rob Broughton (Image: Getty)
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A cage fighter nicknamed The Bear was the enforcer for an empire in which drugs were sold to gangs in the North East.
Cage fighter The Bear was enforcer for cocaine empire
The ex UFC star was muscle for the Tobin brothers whose £20m stash was seized on the M6
15:54, 20 APR 2021
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Former MMA fighter Rob Broughton worked as the enforcer for a drugs empire.
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