EncroChat Drug Dealer Imprisoned

The Liverpool Crown Court sentenced a Merseyside man who used EncroChat, a now-defunct encrypted messaging platform, to distribute drugs.

Mark Murphy

Merseyside police revealed in a press release that 39-year-old Mark Murphy was sentenced after he admitted using the username "FiveFingers" on Encrochat to distribute large quantities of heroin, cocaine and cannabis.
Murphy's drug trafficking operation was brought to an end by his arrest in July 2023. The arrest was part of Operation Venetic, an international operation that targeted EncroChat …

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