Elderly lottery winner built a multi-million-pound drug empire even after scooping £2.4m
- Posted on January 28, 2026
- By The Daily Star
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Elderly lottery winner built a multi-million-pound drug empire even after scooping £2.4m

John Eric Spiby, 80, scooped a £2.4m lottery jackpot and went on to set up a 'sophisticated' lab opposite his home in Wigan where he produced fake prescription pills