A man from Merseyside was charged following an investigation into drugs supply.
This morning (Thursday) detectives from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit charged Joseph Sullivan, 43 of Brownlow Hill, Liverpool city centre, with the following offences: Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, conspiracy to supply Class B drugs, possession with intent to supply Class B drugs, and possession of criminal property.
He is currently remanded in custody and is due to appear before Wirral Magistrates Court today (Thursday).
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The charges form part of the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit's (NWROCU) response to Operation Venetic, a national investigation into the use of encrypted mobile devices, commonly referred to as EncroChat.
The NWROCU tackles serious organised crime across the North West region.
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