Graeme Kehoe: Last News

A drugs boss involved in a huge cocaine trafficking conspiracy was foiled by a mural of UFC star Conor McGregor on his wall. A jury convicted 36-year-old Ryan Palin after they decided he was the user of the EncroChat handle 'Titch.com', which detectives had identified after the encrypted phone network was hacked by French and Dutch police.

Conor McGregor, which had been painted on the wall of his home.Merseyside kingpin Ryan Palin had been using EncroChat - a Europe-based encrypted phone network - to traffic narcotics but was caught out after French and Dutch police hacked into it and found photos of the artwork, depicting of the notorious Irish fighter sitting on a throne, on his device.As a result officers managed to identify Palin as man behind the user handle 'Titch.com' and a key player in the criminal conspiracy.The 36-year-old, from Mereworth in Wirral, was found guilty of conspiracy to supply 700kg of cocaine, 15kg of heroin and 40kg of amphetamines at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday (June 17) - although, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Palin still argued the charge. However, when his home was raided on Thursday, December 9 last year, officers found the trappings of a luxury lifestyle, including designer clothing worth £136,000 and watches worth £129,000.