The five defendants were charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine, heroin and cannabis between March 2020 and December 2020; and conspiracy to supply cocaine between December 2020 and May 2021.
Operation Globemouth was borne out of Operation Venetic, the Europe-wide investigation of serious organised criminals using the ‘Encro-chat’ encrypted communications platform to conduct high-level, high-harm criminality including drug importation and supply, firearms supply and associated money laundering.
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