Ham Sandwich, Can Of Beer Lead Police To Drug Dealers In UK
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Pictures of a can of Stella Artois and a ham sandwich shared on the Encrochat phones helped trap the pair.
Picture of a can of beer and ham sandwich helped police in Lancashire to track down cocaine dealers. The police arrested Richard Wylie, 36, and Richard Whiteside, 55, after the cops examined photos of lunch that had passed between the pair over EncroChat, BBC reported. This is a pretty uninspiring sandwich, correct? 🥪Wrong! 🚫This ham sandwich helped to take down a serious and organised crime gang operating and dealing drugs in Lancashire.#OpWarrior#OpVeneticpic.twitter.com/0SuataqHHq
The pair were caught after items in photographs were matched into the Whiteside home in Blackpool.
It was part of Operation Venetic, a UK crackdown on EncroChat. Encrochat is a bespoke encrypted global communication service used exclusively by criminals, it was cracked by police in 2020 following an investigation led by the National Crime Agency and Lancashire Constabulary, along with the rest of UK law enforcement, continues to target those involved.
