It is not clear what charges Paul Krusky faces in his role with EncroChat. Roberts, of Circular Drive, Greasby, Wirral was sentenced to 10 years and six months. So far, around 800 people, including some prominent crime figures, have been arrested from different parts in Europe using information acquired through EncroChat. The suspects were arrested on 22 June following a Franco-Dutch operation to infiltrate the EncroChat encrypted phone system. The 57-year-old had worked with others to order the massive haul, 8kgs of which was his. 3) Tick as many boxes as you like, for each newsletter you want. 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. The main target of the operation, according to the report, was a Canadian suspect called Paul K. READ MORE: Block of Stilton cheese led to the downfall of EncroChat drug dealer. The EncroChat Hack Was Hailed as a Major Coup Against Gangsters. He was jailed for eight years and 10 months. Both men admitted conspiring to supply Class A and Class B drugs. He also pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis. Major crime figures were among over 800 Europe-wide arrests after messages on EncroChat were intercepted and decoded. Paul Krusky played a crucial role in the development of encrypted phone firm EncroChat. For more news and features about London directly to your inbox sign up to our newsletter here. 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 . Eight men aged between 21-47 and a 26-year-old woman. Dillon and Keating also admitted conspiracy to transfer a firearm.. Keating was jailed for 22 years and five months; Dillon for 18 years; and Garforth for 15 years. 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". Luxton dealt in various class A drugs and said he 'remained in the game' after 380,000 worth of drugs was stolen and he had to repay the debt to 'TopsKing'. READ MORE: Businessman was drug boss 'FastSilver' flogging Orange Cream, Stardog, Gelato and Jaffa. The drug dealer went by the alias 'SnowEmu' on the encrypted messaging service. 1) Go to our dedicated newsletter page at this link. EncroChat phones are among the most secure mobiles in the world Credit: YouTube Marketed as the "world's most secure handset", the device is popular among hitmen, drug lords and other major criminals. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer boasted of 'mayday' airport smuggling scheme, 43. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance via Getty Images. Michael Townsend,26, of Grant Road, Huyton was sentenced to six years in prison at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday, February 9. READ MORE: 'Bagbangboomboom' Encrochat dealer raided by police, 41. Image purporting to show drugs seized by police in a series of raids in SE London, Kent and Sussex yesterday (September 22). 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. In some of those cases the charges stemmed around the owners alleged participation in money laundering. Police across Europe have used the information secured by French and Dutch detectives who secretly monitored the EncroChat service . The Tobin brothers Alan Tobin, 52, (left) and John Tobin, 40, (right). . Police arrest 746 and seize more than 54,000,000 after hacking crime gangs. An overview of the cases linked to the major investigation into the use of communications network EncroChat by the region's underworld, Get the latest crime reports and stories from Liverpool Echo straight to your inbox. 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. Talbot, Carlton and Ward all admitted conspiring to supply Class A drugs and possessing criminal property. . 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 . READ MORE: Dealer 'Vilecrusher' told police: 'Anyone whos had those Encros is f***ing going'. A video posted online by police showed officers entering the containers, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, Mother who killed her five children euthanised, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, Alex Murdaugh's legal troubles are far from over, US sues Exxon over nooses found at Louisiana plant, Coded hidden note led to Italy mafia boss arrest. Photo credit: Reprieve. Talbot and Ward also admitted conspiring to supply Class B drugs. David Blackburn - SuperBiking. He was jailed for six years and eight months. Signing up is free and it only takes a minute for you to get the biggest stories, sent straight to your inbox. As part of Operation Venetic, the UK law enforcement crackdown on EncroChat users, Derrane was arrested in his van in the Tingley area of Leeds on April 22 2020. In the UK, the National Crime Agency (NCA), working with regional organised crime units, the Metropolitan Police and other law enforcement agencies, made more than 2,600 EncroChat-related arrests . Users of EncroChat were . These are the 113 people who have been charged by the Met Police: Abdelilah HILALI, aged 42, of no fixed abode, Abdsamei CHARKAOUI, 36, Princedale Road, Kensington & Chelsea, Ahmed Khan JABARKHIL, 27, Vimy Close, Hounslow, Aleksandrs KRASIJEVS, 56, Darenth Road, Welling, Bexley, Alexander GUEST, 39, Mansted Gardens, Romford, Anne-Marie BUTLER, 52, South Road, Feltham, Hounslow, Anthony DOMINY, 63, Little Heath Road, Bexleyheath, Bexley, Anthony SELLICK, 33, Clunas Gardens, Romford, Havering, Arlton LEWIS-TURNER, 30, South Quay Square, Tower Hamlets, Ashley WILTSHIRE, 41, Uplands Way, Enfield, Augustus BECKLEY, 30, Flat Iron Square, Southwark, Ben JONES, 44, Knowsley Road, Norwich, Norfolk, Calvin CRUMP, 24, Malmstone Avenue, Merstham, Redhill, Surrey, Casper WILSON ST-JAMES, 26, Agar Grove, Camden, Cavan HANNA, 50, Pinewood Place, Dartford, Kent, Charles HARRIS, 41, Milner Square, Islington, Charlie BAINBOROUGH, 30, Beck Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Charlie MORAN, 28, The Avenue, Bickley, Bromley, Charly DAVIDSON, 25, The Quarterdeck, Tower Hamlets, Kris SIMMONS, 43, Hatfield Heath Road, Sawbridgeworth, Christopher MICHAELIDES, 51, Millwall Crescent, Chigwell, Essex, Craig ROUSE, 39, Brook Street, Aylesbury, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, Daniel DALLIGAN, 53, Station Road, Dartford, Crayford, Bexley, Daniel MCNEIL-DUNCAN, 35, The Galleries, Brentwood, Warley, Essex, Danny RICHINGS, 29, Harvey Gardens, Greenwich, Dominquo FOSTER, 23, Melrose Avenue, London, Fazil SHEIKH, 36, Northcote Avenue, Southall, Frank WELLS, 39, Margherita Place, Waltham Abbey, Essex, Frankie CLARK, 21, Musgrave Road, Greenwich, Gareth MORRIS, 54, Eastview Avenue, Greenwich, Gareth Roy MATHIAS, 47, Greenhaven Drive, Greenwich, Gavin KALLO, 43, Well Hall Road, Greenwich, George EVANS, 21, Selbourne Square, Godstone, Surrey, Hamid CHARKAOUI, 42, Bevington Road, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Harry EL ARABY, 33, Oaklands, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, Harry HINKS-SAMUELS, 27, Stanley Kubrick Road, Denham, Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire, Jack LEE, 31, Ludworth Road, Welling, Bexley, James DAVIDSON, 33, The Quarterdeck, Tower Hamlets, James OHARA, 48, Flaxen Road, Waltham Forest, James SKILLING, 32, Pelton Road, Greenwich, Jamie HANNA, 48, Martin Drive, Dartford, Stone, Kent, Jimmy GOTTSHALK, 32, Ringwood Road, Wolverhampton, Jody HALL, 46, Carters Hill Close, Mottingham, Bromley, John KEANE, 59, Fairfoot Road, Tower Hamlets, Jonathan WHITLEY, 53, Park Road, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, Joseph VIDLER, 29, Mayes Road, Tonbridge, Marden, Kent, Joshua ST-ANGE, 32, Church Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Julian AGALLIU, 45, Musgrave Close, Barnet, Enfield, Kerry HUGHES, 53, Wydeville Manor Road, Grove Park, Lewisham, Landi SAKALA, 44, Yorkland Avenue, Welling, Bexley, Lee MORTIMER, 37, Glenhurst Avenue, Ruislip, Lee Paul WILLETTS, 27, Pembroke Road, Greenford, Ealing, Lee William ANDERSON, 61, South Road, Feltham, Hounslow, Leo GRAY, 28, Bridgewater Drive, Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-Sea, Liam BILES, 32, John Eliot Close, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, Essex, Liam TULLET, 29, Bloomfield, Road, Greenwich, Lovepreet SINGH, 22, Upton Lea Parade, Wexham Road, Slough, Luchieo JOHN, 29, Admiralty Avenue, Silvertown, Newham, Marc SEYMOUR, 58, Craymill Square, Crayford, Bexley, Marcus ELMER, 48, Riverbank Point, High Street, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, Marlon WILLIAMS, 40, Rossiter Fields, Underhill, Barnet, Matthew EXALL, 24, Shirley House Drive, Greenwich, Milan HUSSAIN, 34, Melford Road, East Ham, Miles HEADLEY, 24, Mount Nod Road, Lambeth, Mohamed AHMED, 49, Clarence Gardens, Camden, Mohammed SABEK, 33, Clem Attlee Court, Hammersmith & Fulham, Muhamad USMAN, 33, Keveloic Road, Tottenham, Muhammad Arslan KHALID, 46, Woodlands Road, Southall, Ealing, Nacoli BRAVO, 34, Patterdale Road, Dartford, Kent, Nagib OMAR, 30, York Parade, Brentford, Hounslow, Paul JONES, 40, Epsom Grove, Tower Hill, Liverpool, Paul O'BRIEN, 53, Manor Way, Southall, Ealing, Peter THOMPSON, 56, Lidiard Road, Wandsworth, Philemon GHEZZEHEY, 25, Scotts Road, Hammersmith & Fulham, Rayco PEREZ, 30, The Chase, Oxshott, Leatherhead, Surrey, Rebecca MCDONALD, 47, Danescombe, Lewisham, London, Robert WIGGINS, 42, Westbourne Grove, Kensington & Chelsea, Rozanna GRAY, 27, Bridgewater Drive, Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-Sea, Ruslan SHAMSUTDINOV, 35, Glenister Road, Greenwich, Sean SKINNER, 41, Nightingale Vale, Greenwich, Stacey THOMPSON, 41, Lidiard Road Wandsworth London, Stephen Chimunya SAKALA, 34, Gatesborough Street, Hackney, Stephen WILLIS, 34, Chevington Way, Hornchurch, Havering, Tariq HUSSAIN, 28, Seymour Road, Mitcham, Sutton, Terrence OCONNOR, 24, Webb Street, Bolton, Horwich, Tjay BURRELL, 30, Glendale, Swanley, Kent, Tyler TANNER, 23, Henderson Drive, Dartford, Kent, Udham SINGH, 20, Upton Lea Parade, Wexham Road, Slough, Vickrahdeep SAHOTA, 28, Eastcourt Avenue, Reading, Vincent OJO, 30, Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex, Yassin SIYAHLA, 27, Holland Close, Redhill, Surrey, Yousefe ELBRIRI, 26, Oxford Gardens, Kensington & Chelsea, Armed police raid houses during Operation Venetic. READ MORE: EncroChat cocaine boss with international links asked dealers to call him 'Jethawk'. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. There are other newsletters available too if you want them as well. Michael Devine - LawfulArbor and MixedTree. Harding was jailed for 18 years and five months. Ahead of his big trip Talbot went on a two-week spending spree, buying himself more than 40,000 of Rolex watches. He used an EncroChat phone to update the drug bosses on their income, dealing with hundreds of thousands of pounds at a time. They both supplied both Class A cocaine and Class B amphetamine. For reasons unknown he was then released. They found 26,710 in cash in a . British authorities have arrested more than 2,600 people and seized about 14 tonnes of drugs using intelligence gathered after cracking a secret messaging service used by criminals to organise smuggling operations. Jack Pritchard, 29, of Mavis Drive, Coppull, Lancashire, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A Drugs cocaine, and was sentenced to 10 years. 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. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer 'Tamewelder' caught with ten kilos of cocaine and weed. He has now been charged over firearms offences, and being concerned in the supply of Class A and B drugs . READ MORE: EncroChat drug boss boasted he made 20K before 8pm. When he finally pulled over, police searched the vehicle, revealing the huge quantity of caffeine, set to be used to adulterate ketamine, and 1,030 in cash. But Europe Is Still Awash With 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. Police have arrested more than 700 suspects, seized 54m in cash and tonnes of drugs in the UK's "biggest and most significant" operation ever against organised crime.. Officials said . READ MORE: Dad who became Encrochat's 'go-to man' for drugs and guns, 49. Keating admitted conspiring to supply 30kg of cocaine and large quantities of cannabis; Dillon admitted conspiring to supply 3kg of cocaine, large amounts of ketamine, and to supplying more than 500,000 of cannabis, and Garforth admitted conspiring to supply 10kg of cocaine. The encrypted communications system was used by many high profile organised . A Paul Krusky is listed as working for an ISP that had servers in Waterloo, Ontario, according to forum posts from 2002. Police intercepted . Mathew Badibanga used the EncroChat nickname "Bagbangboomboom" to make "vast profits" using the encrypted phone service. 2023 BBC. 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. The Wirral crook - who had contacts in Portugal, Spain and Germany - shared details about his birthday and the dates of his father's death and funeral. 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. Last modified on Thu 2 Jul 2020 15.45 EDT. Bradley Luxton - SoupHedge and MerrySword. READ MORE: EncroChat dealer nicknamed 'coastalsummer' tried to flee naked through window in raid, 31 David Pinnington - LoftyHail and 32. Major crime figures were among over 800 Europe-wide arrests after messages on EncroChat were intercepted and decoded. That strategy of targeting owners morphed in 2018, when the FBI shuttered Phantom Secure, a popular provider of these phones, and arrested its CEO Vincent Ramos. READ MORE: Underworld banker 'MessyZebra' 'flicked' 1m of dirty cash for drug bosses. 11 October 2022 - French Criminal Division of the Court of Cassation provided a landmark ruling on evidence from hacked EncroChat.