Michael Hall, 60, from The Chase in Bromley South, has been slammed with a seven year and nine month prison sentence. The dad-of-three admitted to running a major drug supply racket dealing cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis, and ketamine.
‘Insane Snail’ Exposed by Cracked Criminal Network
French and Dutch cops broke open the so-called uncrackable EncroChat messaging system, used by criminals to trade drugs and guns. Hall’s chats, passed to the Met Police, revealed he operated as a middleman under the alias ‘Insane Snail’ from January to June 2020.
Seasoned Drug Dealer With Lengthy Rap Sheet
Prosecutor Thom Dyke didn’t pull any punches, saying Hall was “not a newcomer to the world of large-scale drugs conspiracies.” Hall’s criminal past includes two previous jail terms for cannabis supply – two years in 1997 and eight years in 2011.
Deep Links to Drug Kingpins Across the South East
At Croydon crown-court/" title="Crown Court" rel="nofollow">Crown Court, it emerged Hall used his drug world connections to broker deals between heavy hitters. One contact was Jack Tahir from Beckenham, who copped a 10-year sentence in 2021 for peddling over £1million worth of drugs. Tahir, known online as Narrowrifle and Midland Buck, was key in distributing drugs across the south east.
