Two alleged gangland figures accused of links to EncroChat enabled drug trafficking have been arrested in Amsterdam.
An international operation involving the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU), the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Dutch police saw the men apprehended in the Dutch capital during the past week.
According to NWROCU, the two men were wanted in connection with Operation Venetic - the UK arm of the international operation targeting organised criminals using the EncroChat encrypted phone network, hacked by French authorities in 2020.