An EncroChat drug trafficker arrested at Manchester Airport had a haul of boxing memorabilia including shorts signed by Frank Bruno and a belt signed by Tyson Fury seized by police.
Liam Freaney, 36, was detained on Tuesday, August 9 after returning to the UK from Tenerife following a Merseyside Police investigation into data obtained in the EncroChat encrypted phone hack. Officers also raided a house in Birkenhead where three swords, a knuckle duster and cannabis was seized.
A number of items were confiscated, under the Proceeds of Crime Act, from a house in Deepdale Close, Birkenhead. As well as the signed souvenirs, these included framed Muhammed Ali boxing gloves, five pairs of designer trainers, a white metal bracelet and two electric bikes.