A Manchester man has been jailed for 12 years after using the encrypted phone network EncroChat to import cocaine worth £1.6m

Ibraheem Abdullah, 38, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers on 17 April 2020 when the 20 kilos of high purity cocaine – hidden in boxes of mobile phone accessories – was seized at a joiners yard in the Middleton area.

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Abdullah (also known as Dwaine George) attempted to escape when he spotted NCA and Greater Manchester Police officers, who had just entered the yard in Wade Street.