A man who used the EncroChat handles Specialivy and Customcab has been jailed for 12 years.
Jamie Lyon, of Clovelly Grove has been sentenced to 12 years, for his involvement in dealing drugs through the encrypted phone network.
The 30-year-old used the handles Specialivy and Customcab to sell a variety of class A and class B drugs including ecstasy tablets, cocaine and cannabis.
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Lyon is the latest to be sentenced as part of the Operation Venetic investigation, also known as Encrochat.
Merseyside police has reported that to date, those charged with Encrochat offences have been sentenced to 670 years of jail time altogether.
A spokesperson for the force said: "A Runcorn man has been jailed for 12 years after being convicted of conspiracy to supplying Class A and B drugs.
"Jamie Lyon, 30, of Clovelly Grove, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday, Monday 21st December, to 12 years in prison.
"Lyon, who used the handles Specialivy and Customcab, was convicted in relation to the supply of ecstasy tablets, cocaine and cannabis.
"He is the latest to be sentenced as part of the Merseyside Police response to Operation Venetic: a national investigation into the use of encrypted mobile devices, commonly referred to as Encrochat.
"To date those charged and convicted on Merseyside as part of Op Venetic equates to 670 years of jail time."
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