Tonnes of drugs, scores of weapons and millions of pounds in cash have also been seized. 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. READ MORE: Dealer 'Vilecrusher' told police: 'Anyone whos had those Encros is f***ing going'. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply each of the drugs and was jailed for 16 years. 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. Both men admitted conspiring to supply Class A and Class B drugs. Police say many of the network's customers used the service to. North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) detectives launched an undercover surveillance operation in February 2020. His EncroChat names were Activegamer and Lemonisland. 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. READ MORE: Dad moved 4.5m of cocaine and heroin for international drug lord. An EncroChat cocaine boss joked in texts about the hack that would later see him locked up. Bradley Luxton - SoupHedge and MerrySword. A vast number of cases are awaiting a criminal trial that will rely, to a greater or lesser extent, on the admissibility of communications made via the supposedly highly encrypted Encrochat service. Meanwhile, her convicted drug smuggler father went under the name ZincBat. The Court of Appeal has now issued a ruling following preliminary rulings at Liverpool Crown Court. READ MORE: 1m operation smuggled cannabis in cars between Isle of Man and Merseyside. EncroChat drug dealer David Holgate was busted when he was caught with 176kg of caffeine in the back of his car. 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. This was also to be served consecutively to the drugs tariff he was already in jail for. READ MORE: EncroChat dealers 'Wealthymace' and 'Dior Ice' caught at Liverpool airport before Spain flight, 59 - 60. 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. EncroChat case goes to Court of Appeal - Exchange Chambers 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. He used the MagicCider handle between April to May 2020, before it was passed over to another dealer, his drug courier Craig O'Hare. 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. He was jailed for 12 years. READ MORE:Mum who became accountant for drug gang wails 'I can't believe it' as she's jailed. You can also sign up to our court newsletter here and get a twice weekly roundup of court cases sent your email inbox for free. He was jailed for 15 years and nine months. 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. It remains to be seen whether the Scottish courts might take a different view. READ MORE: 'Money man' stashed 800k of dirty cash for EncroChat gang, 63. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that Peter Moogan, 39, of Salerno Drive in Huyton and Michael Moogan, 33, of Boundary Road in Huyton were leading figures in a large-scale drugs conspiracy.. READ MORE: 27m drug boss caught fleeing to Spain in BMW with girlfriend after spending spree, 55-57. Dillon used the EncroChat codename "WaspLawn", while Keating used the handles "DullTuna" and "WealthyMace", and Garforth called himself "DiorIce". Ultimately Dove J ruled that the EncroChat evidence was admissible and parties went off to the Court of Appeal. 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. I await developments in England, and particularly the first Scottish prosecution based on EncroChat, with interest. 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. Data in transit is data at rest, rules UK Court of Appeal .
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