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Wed 07 Jul 2006Bodies of 'Westies' drug gang leaders found in SpainTwo bodies found buried six feet under concrete in an industrial estate in southern Spain last night are believed to be those of missing Dublin drug dealers Shane Coates (31) and Stephen Sugg (27), writes Conor Lally.The bodies of the men, who were the leaders of the notorious Blanchardstown-based Westies drugs gang, were found dumped in a laneway between rented warehouses in Catral, around 30 miles south of the Alicante region on the A7 motorway to Murcia.