This has included members of Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) engaged in serious and significant criminal offending. Join more than 56,000 other people who are members of our Liverpool court cases and crime stories Facebook group and you'll get access to all the latest stories from court reporter Neil Docking. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer boasted of 'mayday' airport smuggling scheme, 42. He was jailed for eight years and 10 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. Shaun Done, 25 at the time, 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. The National Crime Agency believes Encrochat was mainly used by criminals, often to trade drugs and guns. 28 Apr 2023 20:28:52 Two EncroChat drug dealers conspired to supply cocaine, heroin and cannabis across Merseyside. Laite admitted conspiracy to supply cannabis. Carlton had been involved in transporting 20kg of Class A drugs from May 1, 2020 for five or six weeks. North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) detectives launched an undercover surveillance operation in February 2020. "Money man" Allan, who used the EncroChat handle "MessyZebra", was previously jailed for two years for dealing cannabis in 2005. 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. Liam Garvey - ChopperReid and ButterflyJuice. He admitted conspiring to supply cocaine and cannabis and conspiring to convert criminal property, between December 29, 2019 and May 30, 2020. Nathan Harding - MagicCider and LesserHedge and 36. Amy McGlone, 38 at the time, of Kennelwood Avenue, Kirkby, was jailed for four years and six months. Sam Lewis, 30 at the time, 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 then 25-year-old, of Moss Way, Croxteth, sent text messages under the handle "LoadedSun" discussing the sale of 136,000 of cannabis. The 40-year-old, of Watergate Way, Woolton, acted as a gangland accountant and oversaw the counting or "flicking" of ill-gotten gains. It covered every one of these phones whichever . That article focused upon an unsuccessful attempt by C to pursue judicial review proceedings designed to challenge the European Investigation Order (see R v Director of Public Prosecutions [2020] EWHC 2967 Admin). 3) Tick as many boxes as you like, for each newsletter you want. 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. The NCA, Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs) and. 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. Dunn was jailed for three years and nine months. DullTuna and WealthyMace, WaspLawn, and DiorIce. The Royal Marine turned drug dealer who boasted: "Bro we be James Duckworth, 42 at the time, of Langdale Close, Kirkby, was sentenced to 16-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine. The Wirral crook - who had contacts in Portugal, Spain and Germany - shared details about his birthday and the dates of his father's death and funeral. EncroChat dealer moaned South American cartels were 'greedy' The 25-year-old, of Moss Way, Croxteth, sent text messages under the handle "LoadedSun" discussing the sale of 136,000 of cannabis. His EncroChat handle was NormalAir. 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. Merseyside brothers jailed for drug dealing via an Encrochat phone Jordan Talbot - LittleNev, James Ward - StableToast, and Jamie Carlton - StaleSloth. Cops Hacked Thousands of Phones. Was It Legal? | WIRED EncroChat dealer George Marsh 's international crime network was destroyed by personal messages he sent to his contacts. EncroChat messages showed 10 weeks of multi kilo trading between April 1 and June 13, 2020 but notes on Talbot and DampHedge's EncroChat devices showed the "full scale" of the scheme, dating back to January 2019. Both men admitted conspiring to supply Class A and Class B drugs. The then 29-year-old planned to move abroad as soon as his licence period for a past sentence for trafficking cocaine expired. Wesley Kavanagh, 36 and of Stockport Road, Thelwall, was sentenced to 12 years for drugs offences. Steven Strachan, 49, of School Lane, Bidston, was sentenced to six years in prisoners. He was jailed for 10 years and eight months. The trial of A, B, D & C is yet to come, but the Court of Appeal allowed reporting on the basis that there are a significant number of cases pending in England and Wales derived from EncroChat material For this reason it is important that legal admissibility issues in this case should be determined in a judgment of this Court which can now be published. Peter Heron, 48, of Grosvenor Road in Wavertree. He was jailed for 12 years. Something went wrong, please try again later. He was arrested when he flew into Manchester Airport from Amsterdam after police recovered more than 100 pages of chat logs from his encrypted phone. Kemp, 44, also travelled to Liverpool to drop cash off and collect drugs, as well as acting as a courier for other members of the group. NCA and police smash thousands of criminal conspiracies after Anderson, who was the owner of Bromborough Skip Hire at the time, was found to have sourced, purchased and sold approximately 30kg of cannabis, 20kg of heroin and 20kg of high purity cocaine between April 3, 2020 and June 2, 2020. And as a result of the network infiltration, UK police were able to swoop in and arrested hundreds of individuals linked to illicit activity. He supplied large quantities of cocaine, heroin, cannabis and amphetamines around the country and was arrested in September last year. Harding then used a new handle called "LesserHedge", to continue carrying out his criminal activity. Their EncroChat names were MangyStaff, Wideorchid and Ivyhawk. Jordan Alvis, 35 at the time, 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. Ahead of his big trip Talbot went on a two-week spending spree, buying himself more than 40,000 of Rolex watches. EncroChat was a Europe-based communications network and service provider that offered modified smartphones allowing . Dillon used the EncroChat codename "WaspLawn", while Keating used the handles "DullTuna" and "WealthyMace", and Garforth called himself "DiorIce". Police raided his home in Marley Close, Rainhill on June 16 last year and found rooms matched photos sent by Moore on EncroChat. The then 34-year-old, who also interchanged the spelling of his surname to "Badibango", was detained by detectives after a series of raids in Formby and another in Whiston, which led to him being taken into custody. Anthony Lenehan, 57 and of Scarisbrick Road in Walton, was jailed for drugs and passport offences. Both men admitted conspiring to supply Class A and Class B drugs. An overview of the cases linked to the major investigation into the use of communications network EncroChat by the region's underworld. This provides the answer to the statutory question. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer nicknamed 'coastalsummer' tried to flee naked through window in raid, 30-31 David Pinnington - LoftyHail and David Blackburn - SuperBiking. Two convicted in first murder plot case involving EncroChat messaging Anthony Connolly, 29 at the time, 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. 13:42, 20 JAN 2022. He will serve half of that time behind bars before being released on licence. He was jailed for eight and a half years. The then 40-year-old, of Watergate Way, Woolton, acted as a gangland accountant and oversaw the counting or "flicking" of ill-gotten gains. Skillen, who admitted conspiracy to supply cocaine and failing to comply with a serious crime prevention order, was jailed for 15 years. 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. Dean Anderson - Tendayer and FamousSquid. 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. Akin to other systems of encrypted communication, any message using the EncroChat system is encoded or encrypted as it passes through the EncroChat server between one handset and another, being decoded or de-encrypted at the receiving handset so that the user can read it.. Skillen, who admitted conspiracy to supply cocaine and failing to comply with a serious crime prevention order, was jailed for 15 years. READ MORE: Gun thugs and gangland brothers jailed for botched underworld shooting, Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what's on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here, Raids carried out as part of the EncroChat probe Operation Venetic. The judge summarized the nature of the EncroChat system in this way: EncroChat is a system of encrypted communication. His EncroChat names were Activegamer and Lemonisland. Ultimately this led him to the conclusion that the messages had not been intercepted the EncroChat date was not being transmitted at the time when it was taken by the French police - and was properly to be taken as stored in or by the system and thus subject to section 4(4)(b) of the 2016 Act. READ MORE: Underworld banker 'MessyZebra' 'flicked' 1m of dirty cash for drug bosses. This was also to be served consecutively to the drugs tariff he was already in jail for. READ MORE: 27m drug boss caught fleeing to Spain in BMW with girlfriend after spending spree, 55-57. It operates using specific handsets provided by the EncroChat system operator and functions on the basis that the EncroChat devices can only communicate with other EncroChat devices. 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. Roberts, 57, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court for sentencing after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin. Claire McGlone and Amy McGlone - MoodyAlpha. READ MORE: EncroChat drug boss caused his own downfall after his joke texts. He used the Encrochat handle LoyalAnimal. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer bragged he'd use cocaine and heroin to fund house extension, 42. He also pooled together with a group of other suppliers to source a mega-shipment of 100kg of cocaine through Hamburg in Germany. Their EncroChat names were LoftyHail and SuperBiking. Moore, whose four previous convictions include a money laundering conspiracy, admitted conspiring to supply cocaine and heroin, from April to June last year. 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. 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. Harrison Laite used an Encrochat phone to supply multiple kilos of cannabis on the streets on Merseyside. Image: Cheshire Police. READ MORE: Gang's 'eye watering' cocaine plot recorded on Excel spreadsheets. The principal question for the Court of Appeal accordingly was whether the Dove J was correct in this conclusion (as the Crown submitted) or whether the communications fell within section 4(4)(a) (as the appellants submitted). Liam Garvey, 28, of The Boulevard, Thatto Heath, Kevin Allan was the 'money man' for a 1 million EncroChat cocaine conspiracy, Kevin Allan helped cocaine bosses keep track of their thousands of pounds by acting as a gangland banker, David Holgate, 49 and from Anfield, went by the EncroChat handle LoftyWizard and was sentenced to six years and eight months for drugs offences. READ MORE: Dad who became Encrochat's 'go-to man' for drugs and guns, 49. Talbot and Ward also admitted conspiring to supply Class B drugs. 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. Michael Devine had shared details of his membership on the EncroChat encrypted messaging platform. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply each of the drugs and was jailed for 16 years. Police say Encrochat, a secret communications network, was used by criminals to trade guns and drugs. READ MORE:Warning issued to drivers travelling home for Christmas over new motorway rule. Tonnes of drugs, scores of weapons and millions of pounds in cash have also been seized.
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