Locked Up: The criminals jailed in Greater Manchester last week

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A cocaine-fuelled thug who killed an innocent grandad with a single punch was just one of the offenders jailed in our region last week.

Prison terms were also handed to a serving prisoner who sent menacing and threatening videos to his ex from his cell and a 'family man' who was unmasked as a drugs boss.

A dangerous driver who called a senior judge an 'absolute helmet' during his sentencing and a prisoner who had his sentence extended after he squirted urine at two prison officers were also put behind bars.

Jail sentences are handed out to the worst offenders each week and Manchester Evening News reporters are in court to cover the most serious cases.

Here are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester last week

Gangsters called a 'gofer' who did their bidding a 'little idiot' and a 'little s***' behind his back. Jack Brownsill, 23, was involved in a plot to flood the streets with about 50 kilos of cannabis.

He also acted as a courier and 'gofer' for the Salford-based Cox organised crime family. The firm, led by Jason Cox with the help of his brothers Craig and Lee Cox, were involved in dealing up to 20 kilos of cocaine.

They also launched an audacious armed robbery at the stash house of a notorious Liverpool gang, after joining forces with Liverpool gangster Richard Caswell, getting away with about £1 million of cocaine and leaving two men seriously injured. Brownsill was acquitted of having any involvement in cocaine dealing or the robbery.

But he was found to have been involved in conspiracies to deal cannabis and possess criminal property, the significant sums of cash generated by the gang's drug dealing. Manchester Crown Court heard that the gang's activities were uncovered after the highly