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'Crime bosses' were my best friends - one of Britain's most wanted
Liverpool Echo
|May 06, 2025
EVERTON legend Duncan Ferguson has spoken about a friendship which, unbeknownst to him, turned out to be with drug bosses. The former forward admitted he had no clue until their crimes came to light.
In May 2024 Ferguson watched a Panorama show titled The Crime Bosses Who Terrorised a City.
He said: "I nearly dropped dead. I knew every one of them, I drank with every one of them, I played pool with every one of them. Some had been at my wedding.
"They all looked after me. They were my mates. I couldn't believe it when I saw the programme. I was in shock."
Ferguson had no idea his pals were running the Huyton Firm, serious players in the drugs underworld, reports the Mirror. He said: "We just spoke about football. I never pried.
This story is from the May 06, 2025 edition of Liverpool Echo.
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