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Episode 257: How mob boss Barry Young was busted by 16,000 WhatsApp messages

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Barry Young and the Earring Gang

Barry Young was caught with £20,000 worth of cannabis hidden in a cemetery. At the time he would have been just in his very early 20s I suppose. There was an association with criminal gangs operating in the area. But ultimately obviously the earring gang were dismantled to people ending up in prison,. That happened sometime in the 2010s and when that happened then you know there was a vacuum to a degree and Barry Young quickly filled that.

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