Drug Dealer Used Murder Victim’s Social Media Accounts to Track His Movements

WOOLWICH—A drug dealer used “spotters” and tracked the social media activity of a music manager in the days before he was shot dead outside a party in rural Essex, a murder trial jury has heard. Nana Oppong, 43, has gone on trial along with Israar Shah, 39, accused of the murder of Robert “Fox” Powell, 50, who was shot dead in Roydon, Essex just before 5 a.m. on June 13, 2020. Mr. Oppong denies organising the murder using EncroChat encrypted devices and two “burner phones.” Both men deny murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, while Mr. Oppong has also pleaded not guilty to wounding with intent and being in possession of a prohibited weapon....