Drug supply suspect named as part of national EncroChat probe

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43-year-old was arrested yesterday and is now due to appear before magistrates today

A suspect was charged with drug offences as part of a national investigation into the EncroChat network.

The charge forms part of the Merseyside Police response to Operation Venetic - a national response into targeting the encrypted messaging network EncroChat. EncroChat was one of the largest providers of encrypted communications and offered a secure mobile phone instant messaging service, but an international law enforcement team cracked the company’s encryption.

One-hundred-and-seventy-three firearms have been taken off UK streets, along with almost 3,500 rounds of ammunition and more than £84m has been seized from organised crime groups. Over 200 threats to life were averted.

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