Three men jailed after running a nationwide drug parcel operation that shipped more than 1,700 packages across the UK.

Three men have been jailed after Greater Manchester Police dismantled a large-scale drug distribution network that used postal services to ship Class A and Class B drugs across the United Kingdom.

Iain Potter, born March 21, 1981, of Sefton Drive in Liverpool, and Jack Wright, born December 21, 1995, of Westgate Lane in Wakefield, were each sentenced to 11 years and four months in prison for conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs.

Ross Fathi, born February 2, 1980, of Wingfield Drive in Wilmslow, was sentenced to six years in prison for the same offence.

According to Greater Manchester Police, the trio operated an industrial-scale drug supply operation from a warehouse in Edenfield, Bury, between January and April 2025.

Investigators found the premises had been transformed into a professional distribution centre equipped with packaging stations, vacuum-sealing machines, label printers and Royal Mail bags ready for dispatch. Officers also recovered lists containing names and addresses alongside parcels prepared for delivery.

Royal Mail records showed the group sent 1,724 parcels between February and April 2025. The packages weighed between 0.1 kilograms and 10 kilograms and carried fake return addresses designed to conceal the operation if shipments were intercepted.

When officers executed a warrant at the warehouse, they uncovered a large quantity of controlled substances, including cocaine, MDMA, ketamine, LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, cannabis resin and THC edibles.

Forensic analysis revealed empty packaging linked to at least 19 kilograms of cocaine that had passed through the operation. Police estimated the potential street value of that quantity at up to £1.9 million. Additional drugs seized during the investigation were valued at between £109,755 and £337,432.

On April 24, 2025, Potter and Wright were arrested in Ramsbottom after officers stopped them with a suitcase containing five kilograms of cannabis skunk.

Searches of their homes uncovered further drugs and packaging materials linked to the wholesale supply of cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and LSD.

Fathi was arrested at the Edenfield warehouse and was later connected to the conspiracy through encrypted messaging applications. Investigators said encrypted messages showed Fathi acting as a courier and packer while taking instructions from Potter, who used the alias “A Sam Poland A”, and providing updates on stock levels of Class A drugs.

Police also recovered more than £13,000 in cash, encrypted mobile devices and equipment used to process and conceal drugs.

Greater Manchester Police said the total estimated value of the drugs involved in the conspiracy, including seized substances and packaging linked to wholesale quantities, exceeded £2.2 million.

Detective Constable Liam Smith of the Serious Crime Division described the operation as an organised criminal enterprise operating on an industrial scale. He said the defendants used encrypted devices, fake addresses and sophisticated packaging methods in an attempt to avoid detection while distributing drugs across the country.

All three men were sentenced after being convicted of conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs.

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Trio Jailed Over £2.2M UK Drug Parcel Network