毒贩Stephen Earre是使用EncroChat的团伙成员,因在Merseyside和Motherwell之间贩运海洛因和可卡因被判处11年零4个月徒刑。 Drug trafficker Stephen Earle, part of a gang using EncroChat, sentenced to 11 years and 4 months for trafficking heroin and cocaine between Merseyside and Motherwell.

Stephen Earle是贩毒团伙的关键成员,因利用EncroChat在Merseyside和Motherwell之间贩运至少10公斤海洛因和7公斤可卡因而被判处11年零4个月的监禁。 Stephen Earle, a key member of a drug trafficking gang, has been sentenced to 11 years and 4 months in prison for using EncroChat to traffic at least 10 kilos of heroin and 7 kilos of cocaine between Merseyside and Motherwell. 厄尔为了逃避逮捕而逃往葡萄牙，作为 Venetic 行动的一部分被抓获并引渡回英国，这是 NCA 对 EncroChat 下架的回应。 Earle, who fled to Portugal to evade arrest, was caught and extradited back to the UK as part of Operation Venetic, an NCA response to the EncroChat takedown. 他的表弟Terence Earle也被判处16.5年徒刑。 His cousin Terence Earle was also sentenced to 16.5 years.