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Wigan lottery winner, 80, helped build counterfeit drugs empire, court told

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Judge jails John Eric Spiby and three others who police said were part of gang running operation worth up to £288m

An 80-year-old man who won £2.4m on the national lottery helped build a multimillion pound drug empire that involved manufacturing counterfeit tablets on an industrial scale, a court has heard.

John Eric Spiby was the leader of a drugs operation worth up to £288m that centred around his “quiet rural” home near Wigan, Manchester crown court heard.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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