Inside the despicable bistro where they served far more than soup and sandwiches

A restaurant boss who used his 'Bistro' as a hub for a cocaine dealing racket has been told to feel 'eternal shame'.Whilst he did not control the drugs line, he did occasionally deliver cocaine, Manchester Crown Court heard.Click here to hear the latest from Manchester's courts in our newsletterA judge told him: "You are described as the most senior of the group, but that did not mean you didn't get your hands dirty. You allowed the Bistro to serve as a hub for the group's activities."His brother, Refail Balesi, and his son, Joshua Balesi, acted as 'trusted controllers' of the drugs line.‌Five others, namely Fatos Vrenezi, 53, Immanuel Lumaj, 30, Fjoraldo Lukaj 30, and Lorenzo Canovi, 48, were employed as street drug dealers, whilst Antonino Precaj, 33, was separately involved in the produ