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. When the case came before Liverpool Crown Court the judge (Dove J) directed that a preparatory hearing should be held to determine the admissibility of the EncroChat evidence. 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. 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. Luxton, of Birch Avenue, Upton, was jailed for 16 years. Ricardo Hughes - NovaCoast and Christopher Dooley - OctoOx. PROSECUTORS are gearing up for a major Encrochat trial after 11 men pleaded not guilty to a string of offences, including drug supply and production, firearms supply and money laundering. 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. Image: Merseyside Police. Roberts, 57, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court for sentencing after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin. Christopher Perryman, 39, of Gloucester Road, Huyton, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine. READ MORE: Businessman was drug boss 'FastSilver' flogging Orange Cream, Stardog, Gelato and Jaffa. READ MORE: Gang's 'eye watering' cocaine plot recorded on Excel spreadsheets. 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. The then 40-year-old, of Watergate Way, Woolton, acted as a gangland accountant and oversaw the counting or "flicking" of ill-gotten gains. 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 . His EncroChat handle was LaughingStorm. READ MORE: Dad moved 4.5m of cocaine and heroin for international drug lord. He was jailed for 15 years and nine months. READ MORE: 'Billy Whizz' EncroChat gang moved nearly 500,000 of speed, 52 -55. He used the MagicCider handle between April to May 2020, before it was passed over to another dealer, his drug courier Craig O'Hare. READ MORE: 27m drug boss caught fleeing to Spain in BMW with girlfriend after spending spree, 55-57. READ MORE: EncroChat dealers planned to flood Merseyside with Class A drugs. Nathan Harding - MagicCider and LesserHedge and 36. An EncroChat dealer has been jailed after he posted photos of blocks of cocaine and 16k cash on the service. READ MORE: 27m drug boss caught fleeing to Spain in BMW with girlfriend after spending spree, 56 - 58: Alexander Keating - DullTuna and WealthyMace, Paul Dillon - WaspLawn, and Dylan Garforth - DiorIce. His EncroChat names were SneakyStem and WackySilver. But then 40-year-old Woolton roofer Daniels worked as a drug and cash courier for him, under the handle "ExoticApe", in 2020. Mathew Badibanga used the EncroChat nickname "Bagbangboomboom" to make "vast profits" using the encrypted phone service. 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. However, at a Liverpool Crown Court hearing all 11 defendants denied the . But it was EncroChat messages, recovered in April 2020, which gave officers the additional evidence to blow the lid on the network. 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. 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. A Swedish court has overturned a ruling to convict a 23-year-old man accused of illegal firearm possession based on evidence obtained from the EncroChat hack, raising questions about its . Bradley Luxton - SoupHedge and MerrySword. 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. Operation Venetic was a British national response initiated by the National Crime Agency (NCA). His EncroChat names were LawfulArbor and MixedTree. Dooley, 35 at the time, of no fixed address but from St Helens, was jailed for nine years after admitting conspiring to supply Class A and B drugs. Peter Heron was caught supplying cocaine and cannabis as part of the EncroChat hack. Hundreds of. 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. The identity of the crook who has adopted the name of the Reds' Brazilian shot stopper on the secret phone network remains a mystery. Underworld banker Kevin Allan moved 1m of dirty cash for cocaine and cannabis bosses. Liverpool Crown Court has heard dozens of cases where the network's users crimes were undone by their EncroChat connections. Thomas Ross QC dissects the latest judgment in the fascinating EncroChat saga. READ MORE: Encrochat 'Loadedsun' dealer jailed after returning from Spain, 35. George Marsh - SneakyStem and WackySilver. READ MORE: Dad's drug deals with 'BiggieSmalls' and 'SixTimesLFC' on EncroChat. READ MORE: EncroChat dealers planned to flood Merseyside with Class A drugs. 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: 'Milliondolla' EncroChat user said he had cocaine 'coming out me ears'. An EncroChat dealer who arranged to import cocaine from Spain moaned that South American drug cartels were "becoming greedy", a court heard. Detectives identified the handprints of the then 30-year-old, of Maud Street, Toxteth, on a photo he took showing him holding cannabis in his hand. A drug dealer who used two EncroChat handles was brought to justice. Talbot and Ward also admitted conspiring to supply Class B drugs. 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. READ MORE: 1m operation smuggled cannabis in cars between Isle of Man and Merseyside. READ MORE: Underworld banker 'MessyZebra' 'flicked' 1m of dirty cash for drug bosses. The EncroChat servers have now been shut down. 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. Hughes, 53 at the time, of Rock Lane, Widnes, was jailed for 10 and a half years after admitting conspiring to supply Class A and B drugs. The CPS has been pushing people charged under Operation Venetic to enter early guilty pleas to avoid large numbers of lengthy trials. He was jailed for 10 years and eight months. READ MORE: EncroChat drug boss panicked after cocaine market 'stood still' during lockdown. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer 'Tamewelder' caught with ten kilos of cocaine and weed. 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. He supplied large quantities of cocaine, heroin, cannabis and amphetamines around the country and was arrested in September last year. 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". 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. The then 34-year-old kept his two EncroChat phones until March the following year, when police raided his house and exposed his multi-kilo cocaine business. 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. The Liverpool Echo sends newsletters on a wide range of topics - including our daily news bulletin, now going out three times a day. READ MORE: Window cleaner became 'MajorFox' in EncroChat ring after business dried up, 50 - 51. Strachan was convicted of a conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs. Anthony Lenehan, 57 and of Scarisbrick Road in Walton, was jailed for drugs and passport offences. And as a result of the network infiltration, UK police were able to swoop in and arrested hundreds of individuals linked to illicit activity. 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. Bottom: Caine Tansell,left, and John James Reilly. His Encrochat handle was AtomicMantis and he was the first to be convicted on Merseyside as part of Operation Venetic. READ MORE: EncroChat dealers 'Wealthymace' and 'Dior Ice' caught at Liverpool airport before Spain flight, 58-59. Harrison Laite used an Encrochat phone to supply multiple kilos of cannabis on the streets on Merseyside. 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. That being so, the appeal is dismissed. He was jailed for 10 years. 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. Michael Devine had shared details of his membership on the EncroChat encrypted messaging platform. Ricardo Hughes, aka EncroChat user "NovaCoast", and Christopher Dooley, aka "OctoOx", were identified as key players in the plot. READ MORE: Encrochat dealer 'Magiccider' busted after posing for photo with cannabis, 36. They both pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply the three drugs. There are others on what's on, politics, court news, Knowsley, Wirral, and arts & culture, as well as both Liverpool FC and Everton FC. Underworld banker Kevin Allan moved 1m of dirty cash for cocaine and cannabis bosses. 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. 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. Police were able to prove he had supplied six kilos of cocaine and approximately four kilos of cannabis. 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. EncroChat dealer Nathan Harding was busted by police after sharing a photo of himself holding cannabis. 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. Garry Reid, then 54, who used the handle 'Lockstar', supplied huge quantities of heroin, cocaine and cannabis across Wirral. O'Hare, 33, of Fairfield Avenue, Roby, transported drugs for Harding and supplied up to three kilos of Class A drugs and 10 kilos of cannabis. Ryan Pugh was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply multi-kilo quantities of Class A and B drugs. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Peter Heron, 48, of Grosvenor Road in Wavertree. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer 'butterflyjuice' jailed for almost a decade. 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. 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. Jordan Talbot - LittleNev, James Ward - StableToast, and Jamie Carlton - StaleSloth. He operated on EncroChat as Jethawk. 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. Marsh was linked to the distribution of 25 kilos of cocaine, 110 kilos of cannabis and one kilo of ketamine. Bradley Luxton laughed with a fellow drug dealer that they would need 'loads of Skys' - an alternative platform to EncroChat. The 29-year-old planned to move abroad as soon as his licence period for a past sentence for trafficking cocaine expired. Evans, from Wythenshawe "mainly travelled to Liverpool" to carry out his illicit trades according to GMP, as well as London and Oxford. The 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. He operated on EncroChat as Jethawk. 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. READ MORE: EncroChat drug boss boasted he made 20K before 8pm. Claire McGlone and Amy McGlone - MoodyAlpha. 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. The hefty fees may explain why the majority of the EncroChat clientele could be found on the wrong side of the law. Brian Heffey - Activegamer and Lemonisland. 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. 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. 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. READ MORE: Dad's drug deals with 'BiggieSmalls' and 'SixTimesLFC' on EncroChat. READ MORE: EncroChat cocaine boss with international links asked dealers to call him 'Jethawk'. The mum became involved in the underworld when her business ventures began to falter due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. 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. Communications were stored in or by the telecommunications system by which they were transmitted, or whether they were being transmitted at that point. He was caught when police recovered text messages from the EncroChat network. Liam Garvey - ChopperReid and ButterflyJuice. 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. 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. The 40-year-old, of Watergate Way, Woolton, acted as a gangland accountant and oversaw the counting or "flicking" of ill-gotten gains. Meanwhile, her convicted drug smuggler father went under the name ZincBat. 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. READ MORE:Mum who became accountant for drug gang wails 'I can't believe it' as she's jailed. Simon Roberts became a "trusted" member of a large-scale drugs gang after his window cleaning business dried up. To join and get updates, click here and you can also follow Neil's Facebook page here. He used the MagicCider handle between April to May 2020, before it was passed over to another dealer, his drug courier Craig O'Hare. Operation Venetic is the biggest and most significant operation of its kind in the UK. Their EncroChat names were LoftyHail and SuperBiking. Liverpool Crown Court has heard dozens of cases where the network's users crimes were undone by their EncroChat connections. But when EncroChat was hacked last year, his use of his own children's initials as passwords helped lead detectives to his door. Following a police hack of the EncroChat network, officers were able to link the then 45-year-old to the phone, on which he discussed smuggling hundreds of kilograms of cocaine on boats. 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. Encrochat Rulings Revisited by Narita Bahra QC and Daniel Chadwick This year 'Encrochat' has played a significant role in the Criminal Courts. 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. He was jailed for 14 years four months. Ward went by the name "StableToast", Carlton used the handle "StaleSloth", and another Merseyside man - who is still at large - was called "DampHedge". As always you can unsubscribe at any time. His EncroChat names were tendayer and famoussquid. He also made deliveries in Peterborough, London, Telford, Derby and Middlesborough. EncroChat dealer George Marsh 's international crime network was destroyed by personal messages he sent to his contacts. Government and Legal Information in Italy. 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. Sean Moore - TrustPilot and PrawnPilot. READ MORE: Gang's 'eye watering' cocaine plot recorded on Excel spreadsheets. Detectives managed to identify Mark Evans, 37, as an EncroChat user with the handle 'MangyStaff'. He was jailed for 12 years. This would involve deciding whether, at the point when they were intercepted, the. Man 'distracted by broken traffic light' killed beloved nan in horror crash, Bullied schoolboy's life changed after 'lightbulb moment', Man threatens to kill Merseytravel guard before being sent to the floor, Paedophile threw phone onto garden shed roof when police came knocking, Raids carried out as part of the EncroChat probe Operation Venetic, 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, 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, William Skillen, 35, of Long Lane, Orford, Warrington, Bradley Luxton, 34, of Birch Avenue, Upton, Mathew Badibanga, 34, of Manorwood Drive, Whiston, Sean Moore, 43, of Marley Close, Rainhill, Michael Devine, 45 and of Pete Best Drive in West Derby, was sentenced to 17 years and three months for drugs offences, Liam Garvey, 28, of The Boulevard, Thatto Heath, Kevin Allan was the 'money man' for a 1 million EncroChat cocaine conspiracy, David Holgate, 49 and from Anfield, went by the EncroChat handle LoftyWizard and was sentenced to six years and eight months for drugs offences. The dad-of-three was exposed as a "wholesale" drug dealer behind the secret handles "TrustPilot" and "PrawnPilot".
