Man found dead after 'horrific attack' led jetset lifestyle with £100,000 dirty cash from cocaine racket - a murder probe continues

A man found dead before a murder investigation was launched was previous jailed after he was caught using 'dirty money' to fuel a jetset lifestyle of luxury holidays and high-powered cars. Detectives launched a probe after Thomas Campbell, 38, was found dead at a property on Riverside, Mossley, Tameside, on Sunday morning.

Police say they believe Mr Campbell was killed in 'targeted attack', although his cause of death has not been revealed. In 2019, Mr Campbell was jailed for two years at Manchester Crown Court after he admitted concealing criminal property.

He and his wife Coleen, both 35 at the time, splurged £10,000 on ONE holiday; had a double-storey extension to add a bar and bigger kitchen at their house; and spent a fortune on designer clothes and jewellery. They were brought down after Greater Manchester Police began investigating 'the Campbells’ involvement with cocaine supply' in Clayton.

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A judge found the couple benefited from crime to the tune of around £100,000 - a sum police said they spent in around five years. The court heard the pair spent 'extravagantly'; holidaying in Cancun; Gran Canaria; Bulgaria; and buying BMWs, Audis and Mercedes cars.

Coleen worked part time Matalan and received working tax credits, the court heard. Thomas had been unemployed since 2008, but abruptly declared himself a self-employed fitness instructor when he became aware he was of interest to the authorities. But police had already linked him to a network of dealers.

The pair paid for a 10-day holiday to Cancun with £10,000 in cash. They travelled to the Mexican city with their children in 'premium seats' and stayed at the five-star