Four Greater Manchester drug dealers have been jailed over what police called a 'massive' operation that 'spanned the whole of the UK'. Mark Evans, Keith Kemp, John James (JJ) Reilly and Caine Tanswell were collectively locked up for a total of 35 years and eight months.
They were brought down by Greater Manchester Police under Operation Achilles after the encrypted Encrochat mobile phone network was deciphered by the National Crime Agency (NCA), allowing officers to intercept calls and messages.
Police said it allowed investigators to gather crucial evidence relating to drug transactions and supply, as well as money laundering, not only in Manchester but nationwide.
