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Police have dismantled a gang made up of semi-professional footballers who plotted to supply cocaine with an estimated street value of £260 million. Among the six was a former player for Margate FC with the group jailed for a combined 100 years for their part in the conspiracy. All had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to conspiracy to supply controlled class A drugs (cocaine) and conspiracy to supply controlled class B drugs (ketamine). The investigation was by the Metropolitan Police and PC Perry, from Specialist Crime North, said: “This is a criminal group who had otherwise promising car…

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