The 33-year-old father of two was sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in supplying drugs — via TheGrowthOp cannabiscommunity cannabisnews
The man was released from prison in 2019, with conditions, and was allegedly back to selling drugs again days after his release.
Upon searching the man’s Encro device, they found he had been monitoring eBay for decommissioned ambulances in hopes of moving drugs around the country undetected during the country’s 2020 COVID lockdown. The man, who was formerly the managing director of a health and safety company, was linked to supplying six kilograms of cannabis, 9.5kg of cocaine, 5kg of heroin and 30kg of amphetamine. He later pleaded guilty.Article content
The men were targeted in a yearlong investigation called Operation Overboard and detectives discovered four of the men were communicating on Encrochat in an attempt to hide their conversations.