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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Olivia Williams

EncroChat dealer ‘Carbonzero’ used car hire company as front to sell heroin and cocaine

An EncroChat drug dealer who used the handle "CarbonZero" used his car and van hire company as a front to sell heroin and cocaine.

Thomas Robinson, 43, of St Mary’s Road, Huyton, was linked to a large scale supply of Class A drugs between the period of March to June 2020. Messages and images recovered by detectives showed Robinson was clearly an active member of a drugs supply network, along with other gang members.

It was uncovered that Robinson was using his business, called Practical Car and Van Hire, as a front to sell drugs. The 43-year-old was found guilty of conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine following a trial at Liverpool Crown Court. He was jailed for 17 years today, May 26.

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