{"id":26995,"date":"2023-12-01T23:08:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T23:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/?p=26995"},"modified":"2023-12-01T23:08:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T23:08:53","slug":"dealer-counts-wads-of-cocaine-cash-and-boasts-that-its-half-a-days-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/world-news\/dealer-counts-wads-of-cocaine-cash-and-boasts-that-its-half-a-days-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealer counts wads of cocaine cash and boasts that its half a days work"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    A dad who was part of a \u00a34m drug racket was caught on camera laughing as he counted his dirty money boasting 'what d'ya reckon? Half day's work?'<\/p>\n

    Ricky Lee, 31, Christopher Gresty, 56, and his son Louis Gresty, 25, from Salford, were jailed for dealing drugs in Manchester, Liverpool and Coventry during the first coronavirus lockdown. <\/p>\n

    In a video seized by police, Lee is seen counting a pile of cash and joking: "What d'you reckon that is? Half a day's work!?" The trio's operation was busted by Greater Manchester Police as part of Operation Venetic, which used data hacked from EncroChat's servers in northern France in April 2020.<\/p>\n

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    Christopher Gresty, a key player in the drug operation, stored drugs, debt lists, scales, and bags at his flat in Eccles. His son, Louis, was the street-level dealer, accepting payments for cocaine and cannabis via bank transfer, the MEN reports.<\/p>\n

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    Police raided their homes in May 2021 and January 2022, uncovering evidence of a profitable drug sales network. Despite this, the audacious trio continued to supply customers in Salford and Tyldesley until their arrest in September 2022.<\/p>\n

    When police searched Lee's house on Eccles Road in Swinton, they found \u00a325,000 in cash hidden around the property. Lee claimed the money came from his dog breeding business, which he used as a cover for his criminal activities during the first national coronavirus lockdown.<\/p>\n

    At Christopher Gresty's flat, police discovered nearly \u00a325,000 in cash, cocaine, scales, bags, and handwritten debt lists. At Louis Gresty's house, they caught him trying to flush bags of cocaine down the toilet.<\/p>\n

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