Lanarkshire dog breeder had secret double life as millionaire drug dealer

A dog breeder who lived a secret double life as a drug dealer became a millionaire from a money-spinning 19-month-long crime career, a court has heard.

The court also heard how Bennett had been using a phone which had the encrypted EncroChat app installed on it. The police analysed the device and discovered that he owed tens of thousands of pounds to other suspected drug dealers.READ MORE : Police to carry out reconstruction of fatal Bearsden crash that killed cyclist as motorists warned of delays

Crown lawyer Desmond Cheyne told judge Lord Lake that he and defence advocate Lynsey Morgan had agreed that Bennett had made a total of £1,476,657.45 from crime. The foreign law enforcement operation managed to access messages and information about criminals which was shared with the UK’S National Crime Agency which launched Operation Venetic.

“For example, there is reference to Original Syrup owing £53,000 to somebody called landcleaner. “There is another conversation were Original Syrup offers cocaine for £40,000 and Original Syrup advises another user that he is in a deficit of £50,000.

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