'Today, your mother loses both her sons': Brothers jailed over £1.4m conspiracy
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTwo brothers who used an encrypted messaging system to purchase and sell huge amounts of cocaine worth as much as £1.4 million now face a decade behind bars.
Thomas and Matthew Parkhouse were rumbled after French authorities penetrated the EncroChat server in 2020. The court heard how Thomas Parkhouse used the EncroChat devices to purchase large quantities of the Class A drug, while his brother Matthew would store them and prepare bricks for sale in his house.
At a sentencing on Wednesday (October 30), Judge Angela Nield said the pair's mother had 'lost both her sons for quite some time' as she sentenced Thomas to 10 years and nine months in prison and Matthre to nine years and two months. READ MORE: How to find out if your Oasis tickets will be cancelled amid resale clampdown The court heard the brothers were involved in a conspiracy to supply six kilograms of cocaine between March and June 2020.
Under the handles 'SouthernDog' and 'SapphireWarrior', Thomas Parkhouse communicated with and bought cocaine from a number of other EncroChat users.
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