80-year-old UK man's £2.4 million lottery win bankrolled drug empire

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Wavepack — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:28:19 GMT

He was productive and hard working. Crappy States like England like to penalize the productive, which is one of many reasons why England currently stinks.

Out of patent generic drugs that need a price reduction would have been my fantasy choice of drug to manufacture. In particular, Rapamycin, which is a promising human longevity drug.

My second and third fantasy choice would include other very useful generic drugs, like Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ).

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Bleudog101 — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:57:23 GMT

Imagine spending your Golden years in the slammer

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Nino224 — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 21:14:39 GMT

This is gonna be a great movie

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zephbe — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:03:22 GMT

Lottery doesn't care who wins.

Money magnifies character-good or bad.

Comment #2

Droptop209 — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 16:24:54 GMT

Hustling backwards. You sell drugs to get rich but yet this dummy was already rich and started selling drugs.

Comment #1

Ranett — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:46:24 GMT

For some people winning the lottery isn't enough.

80-year-old UK man's £2.4 million lottery win bankrolled drug empire

Lottery Post — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:56:04 GMT

Elderly man arrested after using prize to finance 288 million drug operation

By Kate Northrop

An elderly lottery winner was jailed after using a 2.4 million (US$3.3 million) windfall to build a 288 million (US$394 million) drug empire.

An 80-year-old lottery winner ran a counterfeit drug ring from the quiet, rural comfort of his home after he reinvested a 2.4 million prize in the endeavor.

John Eric Spiby, 80, won 2.4 million in the National Lottery in 2010. Rather than invest in... [ More ]