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.
Palin was discovered to be the person behind 'Titch.com' by the Conor McGregor mural pained on the side of his home address in Caldy, the Wirral, when detectives found pictures of it on his EncroChat device. Palin denied he was the man behind the handle throughout his trial, LiverpoolECHO reports.
Police found indicators of a luxury lifestyle when they raided Palin's home on December 9 last year with designer clothing worth £136,000 and watches worth £129,000. Pictures were released by police of Rolex watches, Balenciaga clothes and Chanel handbags, discovered in the property.
