Crime gang suspects appear in court after EncroChat busted

Three suspects accused of being part of an organised crime gang have appeared in court after police penetrated the secret messaging site EncroChat in Britain’s biggest-ever crime bust. Begin Pupla, 35, a builder in Richmond, was born in Kosovo but came to the UK as a child asylum seeker, where he was raised by his … Read more

Crime kingpins on EncroChat phone network smashed by investigators called them ‘pack of hyenas’

Crime kingpins using the secret phone network smashed by law enforcement were terrified it could happen, fearing they would ‘come in hard and fast’ like a ‘pack of hyenas’. Gang bosses described the National Crime Agency as ‘b*******’ in frantic exchanges on EncroChat, branding their tactics as ‘sophisticated and relentless’ and having ‘intel on everything’. … Read more

Royals and politicians are among celebrities who used the SAME secret EncroChat phone network

Royals and politicians are among celebrities and wealthy business figures who used the SAME secret phone network as hundreds of crime kingpins as UK police smash encoded EncroChat app Well-known names said to be among 60,000 users of the secret system EncroChat devices are not illegal and having one is not a criminal offence Lawyer … Read more