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Big Mags: The paedophile-hunting granny who built a heroin empire

STIRLING, SCOTLAND, AUG 8 – Margaret Haney led a family heroin operation making up to £1,000 daily while publicly opposing paedophiles, according to court and police reports.

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A new podcast tells the story of Mags Haney, the Stirling drug dealer who may have been a police informant.

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Big Mags: The paedophile-hunting granny who built a heroin empire

A new podcast tells the story of Mags Haney, the Stirling drug dealer who may have been a police informant.

·United Kingdom
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