Anthony Lonergan, 25, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court to be sentenced for conspiring to...

Published: 1:59 am January 7, 2022
Updated: 6:35 am October 8, 2025
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Anthony Lonergan, 25, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court to be sentenced for conspiring to supply Class A and Class B drugs in the Merseyside area.

Lonergan was arrested on 21st October 2021 after being identified as using the encro-chat handle ‘palacepuma’.

Lonergan worked with others to supply Class A drugs and Class B drugs across the Merseyside area and pleaded guilty to all four offences of conspiracy to supply cocaine, cannabis, cannabis resin and ketamine.

Lonergan arranged to purchase drugs via the encrypted mobile device which he then sold via his ‘graft’ phones which operated around the Merseyside area.

Between the end of March 2020 to the start of June 2020, Lonergan was shown to have conspired to supply 3.8kg of cocaine, 76kg of cannabis (cannabis and cannabis resin) and 3kg of ketamine.

Detective Inspector Mike Dalton said: “Our work to find those responsible for supplying Class A and B drugs and across Merseyside continues.

“We rely on our local communities to be our eyes and ears as part of these investigations and I would continue to urge people to come forward if they have information which could assist us.”

 

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