David Blackburn - SuperBiking. Tom Duffy. 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. When contacted by VICE World News, Europol said it could not confirm the arrests because they are part of an ongoing operation, and expressed frustration that details of the arrests had been published in French media. Law enforcement agencies around the world have increasingly targeted the creators and administrators of encrypted phone companies. The Tobin brothers Alan Tobin, 52, (left) and John Tobin, 40, (right). Officers found handcuffs attached to the floors and ceilings of the structures, which had also been soundproofed. Investigators were able to access his contacts via an Encrochat phone. The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has made 746 arrests and dismantled dozens of organized crime groups after intercepting millions of encrypted text . We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer 'butterflyjuice' jailed for almost a decade. 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. His EncroChat handle was NormalAir, READ MORE: BT engineer's double life as EncroChat user 'Normalair' who bragged about lavish contacts in Dubai. Gangs are believed to have used the devices to plot attacks on rival groups, plan ways of enforcing drug debts and arrange for money to be laundered. Talbot, Carlton and Ward all admitted conspiring to supply Class A drugs and possessing criminal property. A group of lawyers representing defendants in EncroChat related cases recently published an open letter in which they said their clients have not received fair trials due to the intense secrecy around how French military police carried out the technical operation against EncroChat. EncroChat - a network infiltrated by law enforcement to investigate organized crime in Europe; Ennetcom - a network seized by Dutch authorities, . Mr Horne described it as a "command and control . 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. Townsend was convicted of conspiracy to supply cannabis and acquire/use/possess criminal property. 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. Entire organised crime groups dismantled during Operation Venetic with 746 arrests, and 54m criminal cash, 77 firearms and over two tonnes of drugs seized so far. French investigators managed to access Encrochat, an encrypted platform . READ MORE: EncroChat drug boss caused his own downfall after his joke texts. . Two EncroChat drug dealers conspired to supply cocaine, heroin and cannabis across Merseyside. READ MORE: Taxi driver's secret life as 'NuttyLeopard' EncroChat drug dealer. Begin . They both supplied both Class A cocaine and Class B amphetamine. 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. EncroChat was a Europe-based communications network and service provider that offered modified smartphones allowing encrypted communication among subscribers. We'd love to hear from you. Auckland, New Zealand +64-021-567-212 elephant rhyme to remember planets Cops Investigating 'WhatsApp for Gangsters' Arrest Key Suspect in Caribbean. 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. 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. Jordan Hughes, 30, of Huyton, was sentenced to 12 years after pleading guilty to conspiring to supplying multi-kilos of heroin and cocaine. But at least the CIA's mistakes were understandable in many cases. 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. Marsh was linked to the distribution of 25 kilos of cocaine, 110 kilos of cannabis and one kilo of ketamine. However, according to a cache of emails previously obtained by VICEs Motherboard and information from a source who interacted with EncroChat this name likely refers to Paul Krusky, a Canadian tech expert who Motherboard has found was integral to the early development and running of EncroChat. He used EncroChat under the name of 'Big Tyson'. He was jailed for eight and a half years. 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. 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. Police have arrested eight people suspected of being behind the secretive global phone network EncroChat during an operation in Spain, Dubai, and the Dominican Republic, VICE World News has learned. Quinn used the EncroChat handle WiredFork. He was jailed for eight years and 10 months. In some of those cases the charges stemmed around the owners alleged participation in money laundering. The UK has arrested more than 1,500 suspects since European detectives cracked an encrypted messaging service 10 months ago used by criminals to organise major drug smuggling operations and gangland hits. Officers seized a gun, ammunition . 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. . Dozens of criminals embedded in Merseyside's underworld have been jailed after an international operation brought down EncroChat. Brian Marshall, 46, of Robson Street, Everton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A Drugs cocaine, and was sentenced to 10 years. Eventually Kruskys product operated under the name EncroChat, according to emails obtained by Motherboard. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. More than two tonnes of drugs, several dozen guns and 54m in suspect cash . In another, they located pruning shears, scalpels and balaclavas. 10 The Salad Terrorist. The data from EncroChat has been a real boon to law enforcementorganized crime arrests in Germany soared by 17 percent following the police busts, and at least 2,800 people have been arrested . READ MORE: EncroChat dealers 'Wealthymace' and 'Dior Ice' caught at Liverpool airport before Spain flight, 59 - 60. 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. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance via Getty Images. But when EncroChat was hacked last year, his use of his own children's initials as passwords helped lead detectives to his door. Roberts, 57, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court for sentencing after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin. 800+ arrests, seizure of 40 tons of drugs, 250 guns, 55 luxury cars, and over $148 million in currencies and cryptocurrencies: . Daniels, who was arrested in November, admitted conspiracies to supply cocaine and convert criminal property. The 29-year-old planned to move abroad as soon as his licence period for a past sentence for trafficking cocaine expired. After the brothers were arrested, the police conducted a number of searches. Encrochat users don't use their real names, but false names, known as "handles". After French and Dutch police broke into EncroChat, British police were permitted to use their findings, meaning UK police forces were then able to kick down doors and make arrests. Police arrest 746 and seize more than 54,000,000 after hacking crime gangs. Jordan Hughes traded cocaine and heroin with crooks using names of Liverpool FC stars on EncroChat. READ MORE: Businessman was drug boss 'FastSilver' flogging Orange Cream, Stardog, Gelato and Jaffa. Both L. Wilkinson and Dalby was sentenced to six years and eight months. The dad-of-two . Dentith, 29, of College View, Huyton, was sentenced to 17 years three months after pleading guilty to supply cocaine and ecstasy. Image: Merseyside Police. UK law enforcement has made a massive breakthrough in the fight against serious and organised crime after the takedown of a bespoke encrypted global communication service used exclusively by criminals. More than 100 people have now been charged by the Met Police as part of Operation Eternal. #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. Encrochat, which charged 1,500 for a device on a six-month contract, sent out a warning to users in early June to say that its servers had been hacked by a government entity. British law enforcement officials say they have made their biggest ever breakthrough against organised crime after hacking into an encrypted . 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. Almost 800 people were arrested across the UK after French officials hacked the Encrochat platform enabling police to read text messages In the UK, authorities arrested 746 suspected top-tier criminals who are believed to be involved in murder, gun smuggling and drug trafficking crimes, and seized 54m in cash and 1.5 tonnes of . 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 . Once you're there, put your email address where it says at the top, then click on the Echo Court Files button. They revealed how the firm used a shell company in Panama and included an EncroChat member sharing the details of a bank account in Luxembourg with an associate for conducting EncroChat business. The drug dealer went by the alias 'SnowEmu' on the encrypted messaging service. Detectives intercepted Alexander Keating, 30, and Dylan Garforth, 25, on Thursday, October 15, before they could depart for the continent. Laite admitted conspiracy to supply cannabis. But when the secret messaging service was cracked by police last year, EncroChat users and their illicit dealings were uncovered. Jordan Talbot was exposed as EncroChat boss "LittleNev" - a leader of a plot involving "at least" 500kg of Class A drugs. Nathan Loftus was involved in importing tens of kilos of heroin and cocaine from Holland into the country through Liverpool. READ MORE: EncroChat drug boss panicked after cocaine market 'stood still' during lockdown. 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 delivered at least 44 kilos of cocaine and stored hundreds of thousands of pounds of cash in his family home in Linkside Road. Customers were able to access features such as self-destructing messages, which deleted from the recipient's device after a certain amount of time. A military-grade encrypted communication system called Encrochat, allegedly used by organised criminals trading in drugs and guns, was hacked by police and their partners. 746 arrests were made in the UK alone. He also pooled together with a group of other suppliers to source a mega-shipment of 100kg of cocaine through Hamburg in Germany. The major international sting involved a system . 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. So far, around 800 people, including some prominent crime figures, have been arrested from different parts in Europe using information acquired through EncroChat. 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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. The 25-year-old, of Moss Way, Croxteth, sent text messages under the handle "LoadedSun" discussing the sale of 136,000 of cannabis. Krusky appears to have a background working with internet service providers, according to forum posts and archived webpages. Amphetamine is commonly nicknamed speed, whizz and Billy Whizz - the latter after the famous character in the children's comic. North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) detectives launched an undercover surveillance operation in February 2020. On the same day, David Blackburn, 29, was arrested at his home in Springvale Close, Kirkby after detectives linked him to a handle titled "SuperBiking". Liverpool's courts are some of the busiest in the UK, with a huge variety of cases being heard each week. 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What has emerged is a deliberate strategy in which law enforcement agencies not only target users of the devices, sometimes with highly technical operations that obtain the content of their messages, but also those who run the encrypted phone companies themselves. 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. Major crime figures were among over 800 Europe-wide arrests after messages on EncroChat were intercepted and decoded. It will feature reports from Liverpool Crown Court and crime cases connected to Merseyside. Christopher Perryman, 39, of Gloucester Road, Huyton, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine. Sometimes called the criminal's WhatsApp, it advertised its service as being 'the electronic equivalent of a conversation . Inside the containers was a dentist chair with straps and handcuffs. READ MORE: Block of Stilton cheese led to the downfall of EncroChat drug dealer. READ MORE: 'Billy Whizz' EncroChat gang moved nearly 500,000 of speed, 52 -55. Holgate admitted conspiring to supply ketamine, possessing criminal property and possessing amphetamine with intent to supply. Six men have been arrested in the Netherlands following the discovery of seven shipping containers converted into cells and torture chambers. He was jailed for nine years and nine months. Several Scots household names are said to have been rounded up after a major crackdown on the EncroChat phone encryption network, leading to multiple arrests. Police intercepted . Major crime figures were among over 800 Europe-wide arrests after messages on EncroChat were intercepted and decoded. 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. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply each of the drugs and was jailed for 16 years. He was arrested in the Dominican Republic last month after police monitoring his movements realised he had become aware he was under surveillance and decided to act, according to the report. The hacking of the network was compared to cracking the enigma code by Nikki Holland, then director of investigations at the NCA. Michael Townsend,26, of Grant Road, Huyton was sentenced to six years in prison at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday, February 9. He used the MagicCider handle between April to May 2020, before it was passed over to another dealer, his drug courier Craig O'Hare. But 40-year-old Woolton roofer Daniels worked as a drug and cash courier for him, under the handle "ExoticApe", in 2020. Last month the CEO of a drug trafficking organisation known by his underworld alias Piet Costa, was jailed for 17 years for drug importation, money laundering and setting up torture chambers inside shipping containers found by Dutch police in July 2020. Carl Stewart, 39, of Gem Street, Liverpool was sentenced to 13 years and six months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, heroin, MDMA, ketamine and transferring criminal property. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The insight into his life allowed detectives to match the messages of EncroChat codenames "SneakyStem" and "WackySilver" to the 33-year-old. Police forces first became aware of the EncroChat network in 2016. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer boasted of 'mayday' airport smuggling scheme, 43. EncroChat drug dealer Anthony Lenehan was the man behind the codename 'JetHawk'. The identity of the crook who has adopted the name of the Reds' Brazilian shot stopper on the secret phone network remains a mystery.
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