A man hatched a plan to acquire an AK-47 to shoot his enemies over a stolen stash of drugs. David Dunn, 32, ran his own "boutique" business, which saw hundreds of thousands of pounds in dirty cash change hands.
He used the handle "TrunkCrocodile" on encrypted communications platform EncroChat to trade huge quantities of illicit class A and B substances.
But his secret past eventually caught up with him when he was later arrested on the continent. After the network had been infiltrated by French police during 2020, messages showed Dunn's involvement in the supply of at least 39kg of heroin, 14.36kg of cocaine and 46kg of ketamine, Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday (Thursday).
Alex Langhorn, prosecuting, said Dunn was also involved in conversations regarding "substantial" sums of money totalling around half a million pounds. READ MORE: 'I don't know if I'll ever look normal again' He also "sought to obtain" an AK-47 and "brokered" the sale of a Glock pistol, which had been discharged previously, alongside a quantity of ammunition, the Liverpool ECHO reports.
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