Encrochat drug dealers 'FlyingHorse' and 'Dave' sent down
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTwo men who sold kilos of cocaine at a ‘wholesale’ level have been locked up. Atiq Arif, 49, and Mohammed Sharif, 43, both used the Encrochat handle ‘FlyingHorse’ to flog cocaine, amphetamine, ketamine and cannabis at ‘wholesale’ levels.
They were caught after the Europe-wide hack into the encrypted messaging system used exclusively by organised criminal groups.
In total, 1.25 kilos of cocaine, two kilos of heroin, six kilos of amphetamine, four kilos of ketamine and 20 kilos of cannabis was supplied, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Messages sent from the handle showed multiple arrangements for the collection and delivery of drugs and cash. After pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply both class A and class B drugs, Arif and Sharif were handed hefty jail terms. READ MORE: 'Everything inside me ruptured in the horrific crash that killed my dad...
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