Qamaruddin Munshi, aged 28, was given a 1 series BMW by gang boss Christopher Pimblett, which he used on at least 15 occasions to transport kilos of heroin and other drugs to Glasgow.Munshi, of Avondale Street, Brownlow Fold, who worked as a postman in Greater Manchester by day, was caught red-handed by officers from Merseyside Police's drugs unit with a kilo of heroin in his car last April.He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply drugs and was one of 17 people to be sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday.The gang was arrested on April 17, 2007, in a series of drugs raids following an 18-month covert investigation into drugs distribution across the country, but primarily between Merseyside and Strathclyde.
The main distribution centre for the drug supply was concentrated in St Helens, where gang leader Pimblett pulled the strings of his empire.
Pimblett, who sent around £40,000 worth of drugs to Glasgow each week for two years, was jailed for 12 years yesterday.He bought Munshi, who was his main courier, the BMW which he used to carry out his drug runs.
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Qamaruddin Munshi pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply drugs
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