Ex-Football Chairman's Drug Gang Exposed


Author: The Daily News Now! March 15, 2026 Duration: 1:41
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Ex-Football Chairman's Drug Gang Exposed

Scott Hughes, a former football club chairman, once led a luxurious life as a key figure in a Merseyside drug gang. After a police raid in 2011, he fled, sparking a five-year international manhunt. The gang, involved in cocaine, heroin, and cannabis sales, had links to Scotland and the northeast. Hughes, who organized shipments and met couriers, was caught in Brussels and sentenced to eight years and six months for drug supply conspiracy and money laundering.

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