Talbot, Carlton and Ward all admitted conspiring to supply Class A drugs and possessing criminal property. A Lego Duplo box and other toy boxes full of cocaine imported by Jack Jones, Isaac Rasmussen and Paul Jones (Image: Liverpool Echo) Liverpool Crown Court heard the first EncroChat texts recovered . Police were able to prove he had supplied six kilos of cocaine and approximately four kilos of cannabis. DullTuna and WealthyMace, WaspLawn, and DiorIce. 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 then 38-year-old, from Bury, used the EncroChat encrypted phone network to bring 'at the very least' 84.5 kilos of cocaine and 59 kilos of heroin. 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. He was jailed for 10 years and eight months. Dean Deary, 39 at the time, of Pinehurst Avenue, Anfield, was sentenced to 12 years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, heroin, ketamine and cannabis. He delivered at least 44 kilos of cocaine and stored hundreds of thousands of pounds of cash in his family home in Linkside Road. 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. He supplied large quantities of cocaine, heroin, cannabis and amphetamines around the country and was arrested in September last year. Detectives managed to identify Mark Evans, 37, as an EncroChat user with the handle 'MangyStaff'. Anthony Lenehan, 57 and of Scarisbrick Road in Walton, was jailed for drugs and passport offences. Many have been through Liverpool Crown Court this year after their crimes were exposed. Brian Marshall, 46, of Robson Street, Everton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A Drugs cocaine, and was sentenced to 10 years. 13:42, 20 JAN 2022. A drug trafficker used the EncroChat handle "boredgiraffe" to flood Merseyside with huge quantities of cocaine and cannabis. READ MORE: 'Bagbangboomboom' Encrochat dealer raided by police, 41. EncroChat dealer George Marsh 's international crime network was destroyed by personal messages he sent to his contacts. Craig O'Hare - also MagicCider. READ MORE: Encrochat 'Loadedsun' dealer jailed after returning from Spain, 35. John James Reilly, known as 'JJ', used the handle Wideorchid and widely acted alone, but the 39-year-old also had connections with the rest of the group, carrying out some "business" transactions. Image: Merseyside Police. Daniels, who was arrested in November, admitted conspiracies to supply cocaine and convert criminal property. 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. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer boasted of 'mayday' airport smuggling scheme, 43. READ MORE: Dad moved 4.5m of cocaine and heroin for international drug lord. He was charged with conspiracy to supply class B drugs cannabis and money laundering. Claire and Amy McGlone admitted their role in a conspiracy which saw them move 17kgs of Class A drugs across the UK in a six week period in 2020 along with cannabis and tens of thousands in cash. He was jailed for six years and eight months. He also pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis. READ MORE: Businessman was drug boss 'FastSilver' flogging Orange Cream, Stardog, Gelato and Jaffa. 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. Kevin Daniels handled 1.5m of dirty cash for a drug boss who used the name of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker on EncroChat. EncroChat was a European communication network and service provider which allowed users who installed the software on their Android phones to make encrypted calls, send encrypted messages, and author encrypted notes. George Marsh - SneakyStem and WackySilver. Craig O'Hare - also MagicCider. Detectives worked out the identity of a multi-kilo cocaine trafficker using the EncroChat handle 'Ladbrookes' when a contact gave away his name in a message. and at least one case involves an ex-military operative selling devices . The then 48-year-old, of Grosvenor Road in Wavertree, used the handle "TameWelder" on the secret phone network. The sisters, who were both mums, were arrested when police found a massive drugs hide in their Mazda, while the hacking of the Encrochat network revealed the full extent of their criminality. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply each of the drugs and was jailed for 16 years. Whilst this ruling does not mean that guilty pleas are inevitable, for some defendants it will . Bradley Luxton laughed with a fellow drug dealer that they would need 'loads of Skys' - an alternative platform to EncroChat. 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. His EncroChat names were tendayer and famoussquid. The 38-year-old, from Bury, used the EncroChat encrypted phone network to bring 'at the very least' 84.5 kilos of cocaine and 59 kilos of heroin. Their EncroChat names were CapeRocket and SlightDrake. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer bragged he'd use cocaine and heroin to fund house extension, 41. In short, the Court of Appeal agreed with this analysis and held that the interception of the stored material was rendered lawful by the Targeted Equipment Interference Warrants issued under section 99 of the act. Talbot, Carlton and Ward all admitted conspiring to supply Class A drugs and possessing criminal property. Nathan Loftus was involved in importing tens of kilos of heroin and cocaine from Holland into the country through Liverpool. John, formerly of Manor Road in Prescot, was handed two and a half years for participating in the activities of an organised crime group. Liam Garvey - ChopperReid and ButterflyJuice. This was also to be served consecutively to the drugs tariff he was already in jail for. The 29-year-old planned to move abroad as soon as his licence period for a past sentence for trafficking cocaine expired. READ MORE: Gang threatened to 'chop off ears' and hold iron to chest of pensioner, 38. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer bragged he'd use cocaine and heroin to fund house extension, 42. READ MORE: EncroChat dealers 'Laughingstorm', 'Kindtailor' and 'Wiredfork' see empires crumble after hack. The CPS has been pushing people charged under Operation Venetic to enter early guilty pleas to avoid large numbers of lengthy trials. EncroChat drug dealer Anthony Lenehan was the man behind the codename 'JetHawk'. That hearing ran for 15 days - between 16th November and 3rd December 2020 - and involved a great deal of oral evidence, including expert evidence. The then 38-year-old and her dad Michael Dunn operated using EncroChat - an encrypted communications platform commonly used by criminals. Caine Tanswell, of Yew Tree Lane, Wythenshawe received two years and eight months in prison for conspiracy to supply class B drugs and money laundering. He was jailed for nine years and nine months. Strachan was convicted of a conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs. COLUMBIANA COUNTY COMMON PLEAS New Cases Kevan Merriman, Lang Street, East Liverpool, and Ellen Merriman, Lang Street, East Liverpool; dissolution sought. He was jailed for six years and eight months. Skillen, who admitted conspiracy to supply cocaine and failing to comply with a serious crime prevention order, was jailed for 15 years. His EncroChat names were TrustPilot and PrawnPilot. Reid, of Ackers Road, Woodchurch, pleaded guilty to three conspiracies involving the supply of cocaine, heroin and cannabis between March 23 and June 5, 2020. Sean Moore - TrustPilot and PrawnPilot. Messages on EncroChat were said to link both men to the supply of multi-kilo amounts of the two Class A drugs and smaller amounts of Class B cannabis. #Opinion RE: An OPEN letter to Mr Peter Obi. When he finally pulled over, police searched the vehicle, revealing the huge quantity of caffeine, set to be used to adulterate ketamine, and 1,030 in cash. He used the Encrochat handles Scantbee and Sandferret. Many have pleaded, whilst others have challenged the legal admissibility of such evidence. READ MORE: BT engineer's double life as EncroChat user 'Normalair' who bragged about lavish contacts in Dubai. A successful businesswoman who worked as an accountant for a drug gang wailed "I can't believe it" as she was jailed. Dillon used the EncroChat codename "WaspLawn", while Keating used the handles "DullTuna" and "WealthyMace", and Garforth called himself "DiorIce". READ MORE: EncroChat dealer 'RecoveryMan' boasts about the quality of his 'Charlie', Gavin Jones, 42 at the time, of Houlgrove Road, Vauxhall was jailed for 14 years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine. EncroChat conversations between Simon Roberts, who used the names 'MajorFox' and 'FanaticFirm' and other members of the conspiracy revealed that on one occasion he was entrusted with 8kg of cocaine and 485,000 in cash. The judge then embarked upon a technical description of the way in messages were sent, received and stored. Dunn was jailed for three years and nine months. 3) Tick as many boxes as you like, for each newsletter you want. He was caught when police recovered text messages from the EncroChat network. Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what's on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here. 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. 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. Daniels, who was arrested in November, admitted conspiracies to supply cocaine and convert criminal property. A "top level controller" of a 27m drug gang was caught as he tried to flee with his girlfriend in a BMW to Spain. The contrary argument of course was that the court was not dealing with intercept material at all it was not intercepted in the classic sense, simply recovered from storage. Laite admitted conspiracy to supply cannabis. READ MORE: Dad's drug deals with 'BiggieSmalls' and 'SixTimesLFC' on EncroChat. Operation Venetic was a British national response initiated by the National Crime Agency (NCA). 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. Dillon used the EncroChat codename "WaspLawn", while Keating used the handles "DullTuna" and "WealthyMace", and Garforth called himself "DiorIce". Dentith, 29, of College View, Huyton, was sentenced to 17 years three months after pleading guilty to supply cocaine and ecstasy. Ricardo Hughes, aka EncroChat user "NovaCoast", and Christopher Dooley, aka "OctoOx", were identified as key players in the plot. He was working under the direction of poundcake. Townsend was convicted of conspiracy to supply cannabis and acquire/use/possess criminal property. Strachan was convicted of a conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs. Dozens of criminals embedded in Merseyside's underworld have been jailed after an international operation brought down EncroChat. The drugs boss talked about importation runs from Colombia, St Lucia and Brazil, and also discussed his love of poker. Steven Strachan, 49 at the time, of School Lane, Bidston, was sentenced to six years in prisoners. James Duckworth, 42, of Langdale Close, Kirkby, was sentenced to 16-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine. The dealer, of Manorwood Drive, Whiston, was jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to four counts of supplying the drugs. Michael Devine - LawfulArbor and MixedTree. His Encrochat handle was ToffeeForce and he was identified after sharing an image on his Encro device of a block of cheese in the palm of his hand, from which his fingerprints were analysed. Talbot, of Elson Road, Formby, was locked up alongside James Ward, 32 at the time, of no fixed address but from Kirkby, and Jamie Carlton, 40 at the time, of Church Road, Waterloo. 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 EncroChat devices have dual operating systems, one being the EncroChat operating system itself and the second being a standard Android system with no functionality. Alexander Keating - DullTuna and WealthyMace, Paul Dillon - WaspLawn, and Dylan Garforth - DiorIce. Ward went by the name "StableToast", Carlton used the handle "StaleSloth", and another Merseyside man - who is still at large - was called "DampHedge". EncroChat dealer George Marsh 's international crime network was destroyed by personal messages he sent to his contacts. READ MORE: 'Billy Whizz' EncroChat gang moved nearly 500,000 of speed, 52 -55. READ MORE: EncroChat dealers planned to flood Merseyside with Class A drugs. 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. They were both then sentenced in connection to a gangland shooting in Warrington. Dear Mr Peter Obi ( @peterobi), I am writing to express my concern about your ongoing court case ( Election Tribunal) and the opinions being expressed by some individuals within the Igbo community. A text messages sent to Encrochat users after police infiltrated the network (Image: Liverpool Echo). Two EncroChat drug dealers conspired to supply cocaine, heroin and cannabis across Merseyside. Police gained access to the encrypted network that Reid had included his home address, photographs of himself and his home and mention of his children. A judge said it was an "extremely grave offence" as he jailed Talbot for 21 years and nine months. Daniel Wilson, 33 at the time, 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. READ MORE: EncroChat drug boss boasted he made 20K before 8pm. He was jailed for eight years and 10 months. Nathan Loftus was involved in importing tens of kilos of heroin and cocaine from Holland into the country through Liverpool. 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). Lenehan, of Scarisbrick Road in Walton, but who lived in Dubai until recently, admitted conspiracy to supply cocaine and making a false statement to gain a passport. An EncroChat drug gang moved nearly 500,000 of amphetamine branded with pictures of The Beano character Billy Whizz. Both men admitted conspiring to supply Class A and Class B drugs. Harrison Laite used an Encrochat phone to supply multiple kilos of cannabis on the streets on Merseyside. A drug dealer who was the "money man" in a major EncroChat gang counted and stored up to 800,000 in cash. EncroChat conversations between Simon Roberts, who used the names 'MajorFox' and 'FanaticFirm' and other members of the conspiracy revealed that on one occasion he was entrusted with 8kg of cocaine and 485,000 in cash. Liam Hughes, 24 at the time, of Robson Street, Everton, was sentenced to 14 years and six months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A Drugs (cocaine and heroin); conspiracy to supply Class B drugs (cannabis and conspiracy to possess/convert/acquire criminal property. Messages on EncroChat were said to link both men to the supply of multi-kilo amounts of the two Class A drugs and smaller amounts of Class B cannabis. A grandad EncroChat dealer was busted after posting selfies from his own home. 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. EncroChat drug dealer Sean Moore also sold Covid 19 testing kits as a sideline during lockdown. EncroChat drug dealer Sean Moore also sold Covid 19 testing kits as a sideline during lockdown. The four men were snared as part of Operation Achilles, run by Greater Manchester Police (GMP), into a network of dealers in the south of Manchester. Dillon and Keating also admitted conspiracy to transfer a firearm.. Keating was jailed for 22 years and five months; Dillon for 18 years; and Garforth for 15 years. Nathan Harding - MagicCider and LesserHedge and 36. Dozens of criminals embedded in Merseyside's underworld have been jailed after an international operation brought down EncroChat. 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. 28 Apr 2023 20:28:52 Kevin Daniels handled 1.5m of dirty cash for a drug boss who used the name of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker on EncroChat. Caine Tanswell, 28, who used the handle Ivyhawk acted largely alone, purchasing class B drugs from another member of the group. READ MORE: Gang's 'eye watering' cocaine plot recorded on Excel spreadsheets. A prolific drug dealer was busted over messages from . 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. The pair were jailed for their roles in the plot this morning - but Liverpool Crown Court heard they were taking orders from a remote boss in Spain. The then 43-year-old used the clandestine phone network to trade at least 12 kilos of cocaine and five kilos of heroin in just 10 weeks. Reid was jailed for nine years and three months. READ MORE: 'Billy Whizz' EncroChat gang moved nearly 500,000 of speed, 51-54. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer 'Tamewelder' caught with ten kilos of cocaine and weed. Pinnington was jailed for nine years and four months. But authorities gained access to the network in 2020, with Operation Venetic subsequently revealing that the daughter had been using the handle StiffNinja. He was arrested in April at Stansted Airport as he returned from Spain, where he had stayed for a few weeks. They both supplied both Class A cocaine and Class B amphetamine. He was arrested in September 2020 as part of Merseyside Police's response to Operation Venetic as officers cracked down on the mobile encryption network being used to supply drugs across the region. An EncroChat cocaine boss joked in texts about the hack that would later see him locked up. The then 29-year-old planned to move abroad as soon as his licence period for a past sentence for trafficking cocaine expired. He used the MagicCider handle between April to May 2020, before it was passed over to another dealer, his drug courier Craig O'Hare. McMahon was jailed for 12 years seven months. Thomas Brabbins, 28, 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. Their EncroChat names were MangyStaff, Wideorchid and Ivyhawk. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer 'LovelyGiant' used 'key worker' to ferry cocaine in lockdown. The Liverpool Echo sends newsletters on a wide range of topics - including our daily news bulletin, now going out three times a day. The mum became involved in the underworld when her business ventures began to falter due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. READ MORE: Dealer 'Vilecrusher' told police: 'Anyone whos had those Encros is f***ing going'. 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 . Their EncroChat names were DullTuna and WealthyMace, WaspLawn, and DiorIce. Liverpool Crown Court heard messages from his Encrochat handle included mention of seven kilos of heroin costing 20,000 as well as talking about five kilos of cocaine costing 41,000 and the use of adulterants. The 43-year-old used the clandestine phone network to trade at least 12 kilos of cocaine and five kilos of heroin in just 10 weeks. Garry Reid, then 54, who used the handle 'Lockstar', supplied huge quantities of heroin, cocaine and cannabis across Wirral. Ricardo Hughes - NovaCoast and Christopher Dooley - OctoOx. 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. 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. 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. EncroChat users paid thousands of dollars per year, per device to use this service. READ MORE: Underworld banker 'MessyZebra' 'flicked' 1m of dirty cash for drug bosses. Ricardo Hughes, aka EncroChat user "NovaCoast", and Christopher Dooley, aka "OctoOx", were identified as key players in the plot. 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. Investigators had been monitoring Keating, of Lunts Heath Road, Widnes, Garforth, of no fixed address, and Dillon, of Norlands Park, Widnes, for three months via the hacked EncroChat network. 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. READ MORE: Dealer 'Vilecrusher' told police: 'Anyone whos had those Encros is f***ing going'. Heron was arrested at his home in July this year and admitted conspiring to supply Class A and B drugs and possession of criminal property. In order for one user of EncroChat to speak to another it is necessary for them to know the unique user identification, or handle, of that person. They both supplied both Class A cocaine and Class B amphetamine. There are other newsletters available too if you want them as well. READ MORE: EncroChat drug boss caused his own downfall after his joke texts. Underworld banker Kevin Allan moved 1m of dirty cash for cocaine and cannabis bosses. Peter Heron was caught supplying cocaine and cannabis as part of the EncroChat hack. Michael Townsend,26, of Grant Road, Huyton was sentenced to six years in prison at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday, February 9. 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. 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. The hefty fees may explain why the majority of the EncroChat clientele could be found on the wrong side of the law. Roberts, of Circular Drive, Greasby, Wirral was sentenced to 10 years and six months. He was jailed for 14 years four months. On the same day, David Blackburn, then 29, was arrested at his home in Springvale Close, Kirkby after detectives linked him to a handle titled "SuperBiking". Liam Garvey, 28, was arrested at his home on The Boulevard, Thatto Heath, St Helens on May 13 this year as part of the police operation targeting criminals who used the encrypted network.
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