Former Gilligan gang-thug Peter 'Fatso' Mitchell acted as a 'supplier' to a drugs gang who used the 'Avengers superhero symbol' to identify their cocaine, as they smuggled €2.1 million of the drug through Wales over a five-month period. Mitchell is one of the most notorious criminals in Ireland's gangland history and was key figure in gangster John Gilligan's drugs gang. Expand Close Peter ‘Fatso’ Mitchell has a long history of importing drugs / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Peter ‘Fatso’ Mitchell has a long history of importing drugsYesterday, the brother of Veronica Guerin, Jimmy, told the Sunday World "We are now witnessing the end for what remains of the so-called John Gilligan gang. Expand Close Peter ‘Fatso’ Mitchell / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Peter ‘Fatso’ MitchellWebber and Gallagher were themselves arrested shortly afterwards, and in Webber's house officers found €30,000 in cash and €3,600 worth of silver bullion, while a search of Gallagher's house uncovered a suitcase in the attic containing €120,000. Webber, Gallagher, and Mitchell were each sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Source: The Star January 30, 2022 09:06 UTC