Sam Lewis, 30, of Mardale Road, Huyton, was sentenced to 12 years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, ketamine and cannabis between March 20 and June 3 last year.. READ MORE: EncroChat boss 'KeySilver' stockpiled drugs over lockdown fears. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer's empire crushed after he told contacts when his birthday was. READ MORE: 'Billy Whizz' EncroChat gang moved nearly 500,000 of speed, 52 -55. French investigators managed to access Encrochat, an encrypted platform . British authorities have arrested more than 2,600 people and seized about 14 tonnes of drugs using intelligence gathered after cracking a secret messaging service used by criminals to organise smuggling operations. The main target of the operation, according to the report, was a Canadian suspect called Paul K. EncroChat was a Europe-based communications network and service provider that offered modified smartphones allowing encrypted communication among subscribers. The police have managed to establish the true identity of the users by analysing their individual messages and personal information. Do you know anything else about Encrochat or its owners? Tom Duffy. A "top level controller" of a 27m drug gang was caught as he tried to flee with his girlfriend in a BMW to Spain. READ MORE: Dad moved 4.5m of cocaine and heroin for international drug lord. 746 arrests were made in the UK alone. Devine, of Pete Best Drive, West Derby, was jailed for 17 years and three months after admitting conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracies to supply cocaine, heroin, amphetamines and ketamine. The 49-year-old was stopped after officers became suspicious of his taxi credentials when they spotted his vehicle on the M62 in June. READ MORE: Secret gang messages of SnowEmu, SacredMask and MancJoey that brought them down, Jordan Alvis, 35, of Trent Close, West Derby, was sentenced to nine years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply ketamine and heroin and conspiracy to conceal criminal property. In March 2021 Motherboard published details from a cache of emails that showed the shadowy corporate structure behind EncroChat. Many have been through Liverpool Crown Court this year after their crimes were exposed. The encrypted communications system was used by many high profile organised . Philip Dearden, 31, of Kent Road, St Helens, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, heroin and cannabis. Alan Tobin - CapeRocket and John Tobin - SlightDrake. D.Wilkinson was handed a four years and eight sentence, while Aldred was jailed for two years and eight months. Ryan Mulcahy, 29, of Maregreen Road, Everton, was sentenced to six years and six months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess/convert/acquire criminal property. Then last year, U.S. authorities also charged Jean-Francois Eap, the CEO of the largest encrypted phone company called Sky Global, with similar offenses. Police also found a kilo of amphetamines in his basement, valued at 800 to 2,000, which when adulterated could have sold for up to 10,000. Peter Heron, 48, of Grosvenor Road in Wavertree. Details of the arrests were first published in French newspaper Le Parisien. That strategy of targeting owners morphed in 2018, when the FBI shuttered Phantom Secure, a popular provider of these phones, and arrested its CEO Vincent Ramos. Jordan Talbot was exposed as EncroChat boss "LittleNev" - a leader of a plot involving "at least" 500kg of Class A drugs. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer 'Tamewelder' caught with ten kilos of cocaine and weed. He used an EncroChat phone to update the drug bosses on their income, dealing with hundreds of thousands of pounds at a time. After locating the containers in April in Wouwse Plantage, near the Belgian border, police put the area under observation and found that multiple men were working on them almost every day. Liverpool transfer news, rumours, gossip and speculation including updates on Roberto Firmino, Manuel Locatelli, Naby Keita and Mason Mount. The operation followed the infiltration of a the EncroChat encrypted communications network used by organised criminals to . 26-year-old Michael Townsend of Grant Road, Huyton was sentenced to six years in prison at Liverpool Crown Court today, Tuesday 9 February. This was also to be served consecutively to the drugs tariff he was already in jail for. For more news and features about London directly to your inbox sign up to our newsletter here. READ MORE: EncroChat drug boss caused his own downfall after his joke texts. Roberts, of Circular Drive, Greasby, Wirral was sentenced to 10 years and six months. . The network, said by the authorities to have been a hotbed for gangland plots, was penetrated in a joint French-Dutch probe in April 2020. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer 'RecoveryMan' boasts about the quality of his 'Charlie', Gavin Jones, 42, of Houlgrove Road, Vauxhall was jailed for 14 years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine. Garvey, who used the EncroChat handles "ChopperReid" and "ButterflyJuice" admitted conspiring to supply cocaine, cannabis and ketamine, conspiring to produce cannabis, and possessing cannabis. The 28-year-old, of Shayfield Road in Manchester, was sentenced to 16 years in prison. READ MORE: Block of Stilton cheese led to the downfall of EncroChat drug dealer. Simon Roberts became a "trusted" member of a large-scale drugs gang after his window cleaning business dried up. #encro Three men have been arrested in London and two in Western Sydney following the seizure of 450 kilos of MDMA hidden within an excavator that was shippe. But Europe Is Still Awash With Drugs. Six men have been arrested in the Netherlands following the discovery of seven shipping containers converted into cells and torture chambers. The suspects were arrested on 22 June following a Franco-Dutch operation to infiltrate the EncroChat encrypted phone system. Investigators were able to access his contacts via an Encrochat phone. Jack Stanley Jones, 27, of Hey Park in Huyton, was sentenced to 16-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, heroin, MDMA, cannabis and methamphetamine. The dad-of-three was exposed as a "wholesale" drug dealer behind the secret handles "TrustPilot" and "PrawnPilot". 10 The Salad Terrorist. READ MORE: Gang's 'eye watering' cocaine plot recorded on Excel spreadsheets. Detectives identified the handprints of the 30-year-old, of Maud Street, Toxteth, on a photo he took showing him holding cannabis in his hand. Read about our approach to external linking. Shaun Done, 25, of Beech Road, Huyton was sentenced to seven years, nine months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply cannabis and conspiracy to acquire/use/possess criminal property. EncroChat drug dealer Anthony Lenehan was the man behind the codename 'JetHawk'. The career criminal was executed by a masked cyclist while walking his dogs, after the gunman was alerted to his location by an EncroChat message. Dooley, 35, of no fixed address but from St Helens, was jailed for nine years after admitting conspiring to supply Class A and B drugs. Two drug dealers involved in a huge cocaine plot were arrested as they tried to board a flight to Spain at Liverpool John Lennon Airport. He also pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis. Some of the evidence has been obtained by French police, who have intercepted many messages on the encrypted EncroChat programme used by criminal networks across the continent in recent months after breaching its . READ MORE: Window cleaner became 'MajorFox' in EncroChat ring after business dried up, 50 - 51. Officers searched his home in St Ambrose Close, Anfield and found an EncroChat phone box, containing the password to the device, written on a piece of paper. Both men admitted conspiring to supply Class A and Class B drugs. Marsh was linked to the distribution of 25 kilos of cocaine, 110 kilos of cannabis and one kilo of ketamine. 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In another, they located pruning shears, scalpels and balaclavas. Police forces first became aware of the EncroChat network in 2016. There are other newsletters available too if you want them as well. David Pinnington, 39, was arrested at his home in Rushey Hey Road, Kirkby after being identified as the user of the "LoftyHail" handle on the secret phone network. More than two tonnes of drugs, several dozen guns and 54m in suspect cash . Value for money and would buy again. To get a behind the scenes look at how they work and the moments that don't make our stories, subscribe to our free weekly Echo Court Files newsletter, written by court reporter Neil Docking. North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) detectives launched an undercover surveillance operation in February 2020. Anthony Connolly, 29, of Ellerman Road, Liverpool, was sentenced to 14 years and six months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin, conspiracy to supply cannabis, and conspiracy to possess/convert/acquire criminal property. Drugs gang who went under the names of 'Golden Harbour', 'Butch Hippo' and 'Amused Penguin' on encrypted EncroChat network and sold at least 6kg of 'high quality' cocaine are jailed for 18 years Users of EncroChat were . Stephen Taylor, 33 years, of Norlands Park, Widnes, was jailed at Liverpool Crown Court for 12 years eight months for conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs and conspiracy to conceal criminal property. Encrochat: the top-secret network explained after the NCA helped hack phones of major crime figures and made arrests. For reasons unknown he was then released. Cocaine dealer William Skillen was linked to a sinister drug gang who threatened to "chop off ears" and batter an OAP in a 500,000 robbery plot. Gabriel meanwhile, aged 29 and of Bolam Close in Manchester, was given a jail sentence of 13 years and six . Latest London news, business, sport, showbiz and entertainment from the London Evening Standard. Amphetamine marked up with pictures of The Beano character Billy Whizz traded by an EncroChat drug gang based in St Helens, Christopher Dooley, 35, of no fixed address but from St Helens, James Ward, 32, of no fixed address but from Kirkby, Jamie Carlton, 40, of Church Road, Waterloo. 2) Put your email in the box where indicated. In some of those cases the charges stemmed around the owners alleged participation in money laundering. The containers were located in Wouwse Plantage, south of Rotterdam, after French police cracked encrypted phones used by criminals. Try for 30 days ( free of charge) the DigitalBank Vault SuperEncryption System . Arrested 133 people Charged 101 people Seized 4 loaded firearms and ammunition Seized 72 kgs of cocaine and heroine Seen 31 people convicted to a total of 366 years in prison 1.6M in cash And this is just the beginning, with more activity and arrests to come in the coming months. Paul Krusky played a crucial role in the development of encrypted phone firm EncroChat. Quinn used the EncroChat handle WiredFork. His Encrochat handle was Sacredmask. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer 'butterflyjuice' jailed for almost a decade. READ MORE: EncroChat cocaine boss with international links asked dealers to call him 'Jethawk'. Luxton, of Birch Avenue, Upton, was jailed for 16 years. He admitted conspiring to supply cocaine and cannabis and conspiring to convert criminal property, between December 29, 2019 and May 30, 2020. 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A judge said it was an "extremely grave offence" as he jailed Talbot for 21 years and nine months. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Craig O'Hare - also MagicCider. Demand for ANOM from criminal groups also increased after European investigators announced the dismantlement of the EncroChat platform in July 2020. Earlier this month Paul K's wife was also arrested, as were six other people suspected of being involved in the running of EncroChat, three in Spain and three in Dubai, the report adds. You can also sign up to our court newsletter here and get a twice weekly roundup of court cases sent your email inbox for free. EncroChat, which offered a secure mobile phone instant messaging service, was a "criminal marketplace" used by 60,000 people worldwide for coordinating the distribution of illicit goods, money . His Encrochat handle was Milliondolla. ", Liverpool transfer news LIVE - Jude Bellingham boost, Goncalo Inacio scouted, Moises Caicedo decision. EncroChat dealer George Marsh 's international crime network was destroyed by personal messages he sent to his contacts. READ MORE: EncroChat drug boss panicked after cocaine market 'stood still' during lockdown. Inside the containers was a dentist chair with straps and handcuffs. Hundreds arrested as crime chat network cracked. The dealer, of Manorwood Drive, Whiston, was jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to four counts of supplying the drugs. An overview of the cases linked to the major investigation into the use of communications network EncroChat by the region's underworld, Get the latest crime reports and stories from Liverpool Echo straight to your inbox. READ MORE: Encrochat dealer 'Magiccider' busted after posing for photo with cannabis, 37. Begin . Texts showed he discussed the sale of cocaine and heroin with an estimated wholesale value of 521,000, plus 193 kilos of cannabis, worth around 1m. . Officers found handcuffs attached to the floors and ceilings of the structures, which had also been soundproofed. Daniel Wilson, 33, of Silverbeech Road, Wallasey, was sentenced to seven years and eight months after pleading guilty to supply cocaine, heroin and cannabis and conspiracy to convert criminal property in relation to the proceeds of his crimes. Two of the suspects have also been detained for possession of weapons. Now he has been arrested in the Dominican Republic. Carlton had been involved in transporting 20kg of Class A drugs from May 1, 2020 for five or six weeks. The six-man crime group from Warrington, Manchester and Hertfordshire were all involved in supplying drugs worth almost a quarter of a million pounds. Amphetamine is commonly nicknamed speed, whizz and Billy Whizz - the latter after the famous character in the children's comic. The major drug boss, who used the code name 'Bigmninee', was also known within the criminal underworld as a 'go-to man' for crooks who wanted guns. The force says it is "the most significant operation" it has ever launched against alleged serious and organised crime and forms part of the National Crime Agency's (NCA) Operation Venetic, which has seen more than 700 people arrested across Europe. EncroChat drug dealer David Holgate was busted when he was caught with 176kg of caffeine in the back of his car.
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