READ MORE: Block of Stilton cheese led to the downfall of EncroChat drug dealer. Opinion: US talc litigation a cause for concern, Opinion: Human rights defence not so easy elsewhere, Opinion: Blasphemy, human rights and a very naughty boy. It will feature reports from Liverpool Crown Court and crime cases connected to Merseyside. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer bragged he'd use cocaine and heroin to fund house extension, 41. Meanwhile, her convicted drug smuggler father went under the name ZincBat. Garry Reid, then 54, who used the handle 'Lockstar', supplied huge quantities of heroin, cocaine and cannabis across Wirral. It is done remotely, but it is done by interrogating the RAM of the phone, not by intercepting the communication after it has left the phone. 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. Simon Roberts, 57, of Circular Drive, Greasby, was sentenced to 10 years and six months after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin. Police were able to prove he had supplied six kilos of cocaine and approximately four kilos of cannabis. North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) detectives launched an undercover surveillance operation in February 2020. Detectives discovered Dillon and Keating had used EncroChat to discuss the transfer of a "viable firearm" - referring to a pistol and revolver - and conspired with Garforth over the supply of Class A and B drugs. The judge summarized the nature of the EncroChat system in this way: EncroChat is a system of encrypted communication. The organised crime group based in St Helens traded almost 50kg of amphetamine, but also flogged cocaine across the UK. Detectives intercepted Alexander Keating, 30 at the time, and Dylan Garforth, 25 at the time, on Thursday, October 15, before they could depart for the continent. David Williams, 39, of Limekiln Lane, Vauxhall, was jailed for 13-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine. John, formerly of Manor Road in Prescot, was handed two and a half years for participating in the activities of an organised crime group. Importantly Dove J found that the French police had all the necessary legal instruments in place to undertake the lawful extraction of the material from the devices all over the world as a matter of French law. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer boasted of 'mayday' airport smuggling scheme, 43. Talbot, of Elson Road, Formby, was locked up alongside James Ward, 32, of no fixed address but from Kirkby, and Jamie Carlton, 40, of Church Road, Waterloo. The then 49-year-old was stopped after officers became suspicious of his taxi credentials when they spotted his vehicle on the M62 in June. A drug dealer who used two EncroChat handles was brought to justice. The dad-of-three was exposed as a "wholesale" drug dealer behind the secret handles "TrustPilot" and "PrawnPilot". Michael Burns, 39 at the time, of Plymyard Avenue, Eastham, Wirral, was sentenced to 12 years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs. He admitted conspiracy to supply 31 kilos of cocaine, 200 tablets of MDMA, 14 grams of ketamine, 51 kilos of cannabis and four kilos of heroin. Roberts, of Circular Drive, Greasby, Wirral was sentenced to 10 years and six months. Faye Dunn was found to have been in close contact with a user known as LedZeppelin, with messages revealing she had "involvement in the supply and production of cannabis". Harding, who used the handle "MagicCider", sold heroin, cocaine and cannabis worth around 1.5million through the encrypted phone network. Claire McGlone, then 35, of Mintor Road, Kirkby, was jailed for four years and nine months. Ricardo Hughes, aka EncroChat user "NovaCoast", and Christopher Dooley, aka "OctoOx", were identified as key players in the plot. 13:42, 20 JAN 2022. Thomas Brabbins, 28, of Cherry Tree Road, Huyton, David Pinnington, 39, (left), and David Blackburn, 29, (right), were jailed for their part in the drugs conspiracy, Kevin Daniels, 40, of Linkside Road, Woolton, Packages of cocaine and or cash ready for delivery by EncroChat drug dealer Kevin Daniels, Harrison Laite, 25, of Moss Way, Croxteth, Nathan Harding, 30, of Maud Street, Toxteth, Craig OHare, 33, of Fairfield Avenue, Roby, George Marsh, 33, of Park Road North in Birkenhead, George Marsh, from Birkenhead, was linked to an EncroChat account through this photograph, William Skillen, 35, of Long Lane, Orford, Warrington, Bradley Luxton, 34, of Birch Avenue, Upton, Bradley Luxton, an EncroChat boss, laughed about the hack that would land him in prison for 16 years, Mathew Badibanga, 34, of Manorwood Drive, Whiston, Sean Moore, 43, of Marley Close, Rainhill, A photo of a kilo of cocaine shared on EncroChat by Sean Moore, Michael Devine, 45 and of Pete Best Drive in West Derby, was sentenced to 17 years and three months for drugs offences. The dad-of-three was exposed as a "wholesale" drug dealer behind the secret handles "TrustPilot" and "PrawnPilot". George Marsh - SneakyStem and WackySilver. France's Supreme Court has referred a criminal case that relies on evidence from the hacked EncroChat encrypted phone network back to the court of appeal after finding that prosecutors. He used the Encrochat handles Scantbee and Sandferret. An EncroChat drug gang moved nearly 500,000 of amphetamine branded with pictures of The Beano character Billy Whizz. Jordan Talbot - LittleNev, James Ward - StableToast, and Jamie Carlton - StaleSloth. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer busted after being caught with 176kg caffeine haul. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer boasted of 'mayday' airport smuggling scheme, 42. Ahead of his big trip Talbot went on a two-week spending spree, buying himself more than 40,000 of Rolex watches. British prosecutors can make use of evidence gathered by the French and Dutch police from encrypted messaging service EncroChat's servers thanks to a legal interpretation of whether RAM counts as data storage, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The Premier League has been urged to re-examine assurances given by Newcastle's Saudi owners that the Middle East state would not have control of the club following the filing of a new court . 28 Apr 2023 20:28:52 His EncroChat handle was NormalAir. EncroChat drug dealer Anthony Lenehan was the man behind the codename 'JetHawk'. 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. The Judge accordingly required to make findings in fact about how this occurred and then apply UK law as set out in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. READ MORE:EncroChat dealer 'Lemonisland' shared photos of cocaine blocks and 16k cash, 64-65. Dozens of criminals embedded in Merseyside's underworld have been jailed after an international operation brought down EncroChat. Five of the men also conspired to commit a robbery in which they planned to tie up the victims at their home and cut off the ear of one of them. Mark Dumbell, 30 at the time, of Warrington Road, Prescot, was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, cannabis and ketamine. It remains to be seen whether the Scottish courts might take a different view. This is a process which is like any other means of downloading the content of a mobile phone handset. READ MORE: Dealer 'Vilecrusher' told police: 'Anyone whos had those Encros is f***ing going'. Simon Roberts - MajorFox and FanaticFirm. Nathan Loftus was involved in importing tens of kilos of heroin and cocaine from Holland into the country through Liverpool. Appeal Court decides EncroChat-encrypted phone records can be used in criminal trials. His EncroChat names were ChopperReid and ButterflyJuice. READ MORE: Encrochat 'Loadedsun' dealer jailed after returning from Spain, 34. He was jailed for four years. So far, 2,631 people have been arrested in the UK as part of Operation Venetic; 1,384 have been charged, 260 convicted and 5,646 kilos of class A drugs, 165 weapons and 75m in criminal cash has. Harding was jailed for 18 years and five months. One of the lead cases in the EncroChat criminal litigation has, after a ruling by Mr Justice Dove following a 14 day preparatory hearing, gone to the Court of Appeal after leave to appeal was granted by the Judge due to the issues of public importance that the case raised.. Ian Whitehurst was part of the defence team, instructed by Paolo . EncroChat dealer George Marsh 's international crime network was destroyed by personal messages he sent to his contacts. Kurtis Bolton was involved in the supply of more than 23kg of the Class A drug between March 27 and June 5, 2020, but police noted the device had been used as far back as October, 2019. A text messages sent to Encrochat users after police infiltrated the network (Image: Liverpool Echo). READ MORE: 'Milliondolla' EncroChat user said he had cocaine 'coming out me ears'. Craig O'Hare - also MagicCider. Thomas Brabbins, 28 at the time, of Cherry Tree Road, Huyton, was sentenced to seven years six months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply cannabis, possession of cannabis with intent to supply and two counts of possession of criminal property and possession of cannabis. His Encrochat handle was AtomicMantis and he was the first to be convicted on Merseyside as part of Operation Venetic. Carl Stewart of Gem Street, Liverpool was sentenced to 13 years and 6 months at Liverpool Crown Court after pleading guilty to attempting to . Dillon used the EncroChat codename "WaspLawn", while Keating used the handles "DullTuna" and "WealthyMace", and Garforth called himself "DiorIce". Dean Anderson, who used the handles tendayer and famoussquid, was described as being "top of the tree" of an organised crime gang supplying drugs across the country. EncroChat hack case: RAM, bam. Underworld banker Kevin Allan moved 1m of dirty cash for cocaine and cannabis bosses. They were both then sentenced in connection to a gangland shooting in Warrington. He was sentenced to 10 years 6 months imprisonment. The insight into his life allowed detectives to match the messages of EncroChat codenames "SneakyStem" and "WackySilver" to the 33-year-old. But detectives swooped on the cocaine, heroin and cannabis dealer as he tried to cross the channel at Folkestone in Kent, on July 20, 2020. Alan, formerly of Regency Park, Widnes, was sentenced to a further eight years for conspiracies to cause GBH with intent to both Liam Byrne Jnr and Liam Byrne Snr. The six-man crime group from Warrington, Manchester and Hertfordshire were all involved in supplying drugs worth almost a quarter of a million pounds. 3) Tick as many boxes as you like, for each newsletter you want. An EncroChat cocaine boss joked in texts about the hack that would later see him locked up. It covered every one of these phones whichever . That helped detectives link Holgate to an EncroChat profile with the handle LoftyWizard and the supply of more than 50kg of ketamine, to five different contacts. But detectives swooped on the cocaine, heroin and cannabis dealer as he tried to cross the channel at Folkestone in Kent, on July 20, 2020. This was also to be served consecutively to the drugs tariff he was already in jail for. READ MORE: EncroChat cocaine boss with international links asked dealers to call him 'Jethawk'. Skillen, 35, of Long Lane, Orford, Warrington, was found to be an EncroChat user, using the handle "SavageArrow". Amy McGlone, 38, and Claire McGlone, 35, were both jailed at Liverpool Crown Court after admitting conspiracy to supply cocaine, heroin and cannabis. 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. "Money man" Allan, who used the EncroChat handle "MessyZebra", was previously jailed for two years for dealing cannabis in 2005. 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The 40-year-old, of Watergate Way, Woolton, acted as a gangland accountant and oversaw the counting or "flicking" of ill-gotten gains. His EncroChat names were LawfulArbor and MixedTree. Carlton had been involved in transporting 20kg of Class A drugs from May 1, 2020 for five or six weeks. Bradley Luxton - SoupHedge and MerrySword. Skillen, who admitted conspiracy to supply cocaine and failing to comply with a serious crime prevention order, was jailed for 15 years. But 40-year-old Woolton roofer Daniels worked as a drug and cash courier for him, under the handle "ExoticApe", in 2020. COLUMBIANA COUNTY COMMON PLEAS New Cases Kevan Merriman, Lang Street, East Liverpool, and Ellen Merriman, Lang Street, East Liverpool; dissolution sought. READ MORE: Dealer 'Vilecrusher' told police: 'Anyone whos had those Encros is f***ing going'. Isaac Rasmussen, 28, from Heath Road Widnes, previously from the Huyton area was sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiring to fraudulently evade prohibition on the import of Class A drugs and conspiring to fraudulently evade a prohibition on the import of Class B drugs. Alan Tobin - CapeRocket and John Tobin - SlightDrake. Bradley Luxton laughed with a fellow drug dealer that they would need 'loads of Skys' - an alternative platform to EncroChat. Dean Anderson, 46, of Tudorville Road, Bebington, Ryan Pugh was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply multi-kilo quantities of cocaine and cannabis, Kurtis Bolton, 26, of Hoblyn Road, Bidston, jailed at Liverpool Crown Court after admitting conspiracy to supply cocaine, Top: Mark Evans, left, and Keith Kemp. READ MORE:Sisters used Encrochat handle 'MoodyAlpha' to ferry kilos of drugs across UK, 66. O'Hare, 33 at the time, of Fairfield Avenue, Roby, transported drugs for Harding and supplied up to three kilos of Class A drugs and 10 kilos of cannabis. He also pleaded guilty to importation of Class A and B controlled drugs into UK, conspiracy to produce cannabis, conspiracy to convert criminal property for playing a leading role in drug importation, which saw police seize 18kg of cocaine concealed in children's Duplo boxes of Lego.
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