Two men who made more than £2m while in a nationwide drug gang were ordered to pay back just £2 between them by a court.
Six criminals, who had previously been sentenced along with 12 others for 150 years collectively, appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court on Friday, August, 20 for Proceeds of Crime proceedings.
The gang tried to flood towns across the UK with millions of pounds of hard drugs using their lucrative "Echo Line" but a massive investigation from police brought the group to its knees.
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Several of the criminals, which included two from Liverpool, had no money left to pay back - despite the court finding they had benefitted highly from their crimes.
Lee Murray, 35 and of Sycamore Road in Waterloo, Liverpool, was found to have had a benefit of more than £730,000.
Back in September 2020 he was jailed for 10 years for his 'leading role' in the gang, where he managed the county drugs phone line and had influence over others.
The court heard Murray was - for a time - the right hand man to the gangs leader, 49-year-old Colin Jones.
Murray's senior position entailed the day-to-day running and management of the 'echo line' and ended at some time in 2019 following a fallout with Colin Jones.
Ffion Tomos, prosecuting on the final afternoon of the hearings in 2020, said: "He played a very active role in what was a sophisticated and organiser criminal group.
"This defendant was highly trusted by Colin Jones. Before he was replaced, he was a very senior member."
Keith Furmedge, 50, of Elstead Road in Liverpool, was found to have had a benefit of more than £1.8m.
Furmedge was jailed for 10 and a half years for conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine to parts of North Wales, England and Scotland.
The pair were ordered by the court to pay £1 each in the Proceeds of Crime proceedings, the term given to money or assets gained by criminals during criminal activity which police have powers to seek to confiscate.
