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MMA fighter 'Italian Stallion' jailed for 15 years in drugs and firearms bust
An MMA fighter known as the "Italian Stallion" has been jailed for 15 years and five months for drugs and firearms offences.
Pietro Menga had a day job as an MMA fighter, even signing for UFC, but Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said he also had a "lucrative job as a middleman for an organised crime group". The force said Menga was involved in sourcing "large quantities of cocaine".
On Tuesday, the former fighter was jailed after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sell or transfer prohibited weapons and conspiracy to supply cocaine. GMP officers became aware of Menga after the National Crime Agency infiltrated the once encrypted messaging platform EncroChat.
The 37-year-old was identified through messages where he openly discussed his girlfriend, his knee injuries from fighting and his home gym. Under the username "wirelessshark.
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