49 岁的前士兵达伦·斯宾塞 （Darren Spencer） 在 EncroChat 上被称为“ApeChest”，他承认在大流行期间共谋供应海洛因和可卡因。 49-year-old ex-soldier Darren Spencer, known as "ApeChest" on EncroChat, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine during the pandemic.

Darren Spencer, 49岁,前士兵,有拳击希望,在COVID-19大流行期间,当失业时,曾参与A级毒品贸易。 Darren Spencer, 49, a former soldier and boxing hopeful, became involved in the class A drug trade during the COVID-19 pandemic while unemployed. 他使用 EncroChat 用户名“ApeChest”充当经纪人，与同伙詹姆斯·罗伯茨 （James Roberts） 一起安排毒品订单和追讨债务。 Using the EncroChat handle "ApeChest," he acted as a broker, arranging drug orders and collecting debts, alongside accomplice James Roberts. 在 2020 年网络黑客攻击后，执法部门访问了 EncroChat 的对话，两人都承认了共谋供应海洛因和可卡因的罪名。 Both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine after law enforcement accessed EncroChat conversations following a network hack in 2020.