Drug boss Leon Cullen tells judge no problem as he gets 22 and a half years
One of the UK s most wanted men had fled to Dubai and hid for two years
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Drug and gun trafficker Leon Cullen (Image: Cheshire Police)
One of the UK s most wanted men Leon Cullen was today finally put behind bars for spearheading a major gun and cocaine network - one of the most notorious in the northwest in recent history. The 33-year-old fled abroad when he became aware police were about to strike and hid undetected for two years before he was finally captured in Dubai.
Huge nationwide operation masterminded by Alan and John Tobin of Liverpool
The brothers were backed up by former martial arts star Robbie Broughton
Anthony and Leon Cullen and Jamie Oldroyd s firm were among their customers
The Tobins ordered the transport of a stash of drugs from Kent to Warrington
But police intercepted the van, carrying 186kg of up to 90 per cent pure cocaine
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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.
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.