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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Abigail Nicholson

EncroChat dealer 'Skint Harry' caught in Manchester Airport after sending texts about car

An EncroChat dealer was caught in Manchester Airport after sending detailed texts about his family, addresses and his cars.

George Powell, 40, of Hillside Road, Southport, was arrested at Manchester Airport on July 21 last year, after being identified as the user of the EncroChat handle ‘skint-harry’. Police identified Powell after he sent personal information over encrypted messages including details of relatives, addresses and vehicles linked to him.

He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (cocaine and heroin) and he accepted being responsible for conspiring to supply 9kg of cocaine and 5kg of heroin between March and June 2020. Powell was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to 12 years.

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