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A father and son who ran a £4million cocaine and cannabis supply ring from their neighbouring homes have been jailed.
Antony Peers, 67, and his 37-year-old son - also called Antony Peers - were jailed last week for their part in a huge drugs conspiracy in the Astley and Tyldesley areas, in Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester Police said the pair had been 'operating the enterprise for years'.
They played different roles in the plot while living just doors apart from each other on North Lane in Astley. The younger Peers used the Encrochat handle 'Tubbyfern' to communicate with others and organise the sourcing and supplying of cocaine. Police said that he also operated cannabis farms.
The elder Peers also 'played a vital role' in the operation, using a hydraulic press to mix and re-press blocks of cocaine in his garage.
Antony Peers (left), 67, and his 37-year-old son - also called Antony Peers (right) - were jailed last week for their part in a huge drugs conspiracy in the Astley and Tyldesley areas, in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Police said the pair had been 'operating the enterprise for years'
A tray of cocaine pictured by police after officers raided five properties and arrested the father and son on March 16 last year
Three other men, Ricky Lee, 31, Christopher Gresty, 56, and his son Louis Gresty, 25, all from Salford, were jailed last December for their roles in the drugs ring.
The operation was smashed by GMP as part of Operation Venetic, the force's initiative to mine incriminating data obtained by law enforcement from EncroChat's servers in northern France in April 2020.
Police said the father and son were 'criminal associates' of Lee and Gresty. On March 16 last year, officers raided five properties and arrested the father and son.
They seized drugs, wardrobes full of designer clothes, a Range Rover Evoque, mountain bikes and a Rolex watch and jewellery. A 30-tonne hydraulic press and cannabis growing equipment were also seized.
Officers found the Peers' owned several houses on North Lane and in the surrounding
