Drug Dealers Jailed For 50 Years Based on EncroChat Evidence

LONDON—Three drug dealers have been jailed for a total of 50 years and six months for importing cocaine, using the EncroChat encrypted phone network. EncroChat was an encrypted phone network which was allegedly used by thousands of criminals until it was hacked in March 2020 and closed down three months later. Calvin Crump, 28, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs only in February this year, after it became clear his attempt to rule the EncroChat evidence inadmissible had failed. Crump was jailed for 13 years and six months on Friday, and Khurram Ahmed, 37, was jailed for 15 and a half years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine....