The Liverpool ECHO reports that former UFC heavyweight Rob Broughton (aka ‘The Bear’), 38, has been jailed for his role in a Liverpool based gang responsible for a massive cocaine dealing operation. During proceedings in Liverpool Crown Court Broughton was called ‘muscle’ and an ‘enforcer’ for the gang who also transported an estimated £30m in cash.
The trial is focused on the alleged ringleaders of the gang, brothers Alan and John Tobin. In 2018 authorities seized 186kg of 90% pure cocaine under the floorboards of a specially customized vehicle. The cocaine, which prosecutors say belonged to the Tobins, represents the largest ever cocaine seizure on land in UK history.