A convicted criminal who orchestrated a nationwide drugs and firearms conspiracy has been ordered to pay back £350,000 of his criminal gains, following a court ruling under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
25-Year Sentence for EncroChat Kingpin
Umair Zaheer, 37, formerly of Somerset Road, Eccles, is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence after he was found guilty in 2022 of playing a key role in a major criminal enterprise. The conspiracy was uncovered during a joint operation between manchester-police/">Greater Manchester Police" href="https://www.gmp.police.uk" data-wpil-keyword-link="linked" data-wpil-monitor-id="22849">Greater Manchester Police and the National Crime Agency (NCA), sparked by intelligence obtained from intercepted EncroChat messages.
Three other men were jailed alongside him, each receiving lengthy sentences for their part in the conspiracy, which involved the supply of Class A drugs and multiple firearms offences across England.
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