police uncovered a cash counting machine and cracked an Encrochat encrypted phone at his Dartford home in Kent. The impenetrable military-grade communications network is used almost exclusively by organised criminals.
French and Dutch police managed to infiltrate the system and led a covert operation with European police forces to bring down top-ranking criminals in the summer, with many arrests following the hack.
Crooks all over Europe were convinced it was completely secure and they freely sent information to each other about their criminal enterprises that provided a goldmine of detailed information for cops.
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