Haulier ran Europe-wide drug ring from living room
By Tom Symonds
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image captionPosh cars on the driveway of his suburban house gave clues to Maher s lifestyle
A UK-based haulier shipped drugs for gangs across Europe from his Warrington living room in lockdown.
Thomas Maher, originally from Ireland, has been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to more than 14 years in jail after pleading guilty to drugs and money-laundering charges.
He made thousands of pounds a week, using an encrypted Encrochat phone to fix the movement of drugs and money.
He is the first major crime boss jailed using messages obtained when French police cracked the Encrochat network.
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Crowds recently returned to the home of jumps racing for the first time at Cheltenham (11-12 December) since the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, and what a couple of days of action it was.
Here are some great shots, taken by Bill Selwyn, which capture runners and riders in full flight, peppered with some winners for good measure…
Fusil Raffles (left, in green colours) and Daryl Jacob on their way to winning the Jockey Club Cheltenham And SW Syndicate Novices’ Chase for trainer Nicky Henderson and owners Simon Munir and Isaac Souede.
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Song for Someone (left) wins at Cheltenham.
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Image: PA
SONG FOR SOMEONE continued his progression when just holding off Silver Streak in the Unibet International Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Trained by Tom Symonds, the five-year-old was dropping back in trip having won the Coral Hurdle last time out, but he had to dig deep on the run to the line.
Several hurdles were omitted due to low sun and there were plenty in with chances turning into the straight, but it was the chestnut under Aidan Coleman who continued on his winning streak.
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Ballyandy (14-1) backed from 16-1 tipped each-way by fromthehorsesmouth.info finished third behind Song For Someone (6-1) and Silver Streak (10-1) in the Grade 2 Unibet International Hurdle over 2 miles at Cheltenham on Saturday.
“Early on he was half asleep – but brilliant at the last hurdle,” said winning trainer Tom Symonds.
Five-year-old Song For Someone gained a photo finish victory over Silver Streak, getting a neck verdict, ridden by Aidan Coleman. Top weight Ballyandy was a gallant third, with favourite Goshen unplaced.