Four men have been charged with drug offences in relation to the EncroChat phone network.
Last Thursday ( March 17) four men and two women were arrested as part of an investigation by Cheshire Police into the encrypted EncroChat phone network. One man was arrested in Manchester, one woman was arrested in Wrexham, one woman was arrested in Bartington and three men were arrested in Warrington.
Nathan Bradley, 30, of Rennie Drive in Latchford has been charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply cannabis, conspiracy to supply ketamine and money laundering.
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Samuel Brough, 32, of Warrington Road in Dutton has been charged with conspiracy to produce cannabis, conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply cannabis, conspiracy to supply amphetamine, conspiracy to supply ketamine and money laundering.
Michael Murray, 31, of Maple Road in Winwick has been charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to produce cannabis, conspiracy to supply cannabis, conspiracy to supply ketamine and money laundering.
Gary Stevens, 37, of Starkey Grove in Warrington has been charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to produce cannabis, conspiracy to supply cannabis, conspiracy to supply ketamine and money laundering.
Two women, aged 53 and 71, who were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply cocaine and cannabis, have since been released on conditional bail. All four men were remanded in custody after they appeared at Warrington Magistrates Court on March 18.
