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Joe Thomas

Six of EncroChat's most wanted who police want to close the net on

Detectives are asking for your help to find these men, all wanted in connection with drugs investigations sparked by the hack of EncroChat.

Investigators breached the shadowy communications network 13 months ago and gained unprecedented insight into the international underworld.

Of 60,000 worldwide customers around 10,000 are thought to have been based in the UK - with Merseyside identified as a hotspot for their use.

So far, more than 100 suspects have been arrested in the region in connection with police operations stemming from the hack.

Several major players in the North West underworld have already been jailed after admitting to multi-million plots exposed by the breakthrough.

Merseyside Police is now seeking to question six more men, each on suspicion of drugs offences, after they were identified through work linked to the messages obtained through EncroChat.

Detective Inspector Lee Wilkinson, who is leading the Merseyside Police response to the hack, said: “A total of 115 arrests and 84 charges have been brought so far in Merseyside, and working with law enforcement agencies across the world, we will continue to disrupt the criminal activity of those involved.

“We’re confident that these six men will all face justice sooner or later, so we’d encourage them or anyone who knows their whereabouts to contact us and stop delaying the inevitable.

“Merseyside and many areas of the UK are safer thanks to this operation, and we will continue to target anyone we suspect is involved in serious organised crime and keep this positive momentum going.”

*Anyone with details of the location of any of these suspects can contact Merseyside Police via Twitter (@MerPolCC), Facebook (Merseyside Police Contact Centre), or by calling 101.

You can also contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or online here: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/give-information.

Lee Malone

Lee Malone, 34 and from Garston, is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs. Image: Merseyside Police (Liverpool ECHO)

Malone, 34 and from Garston, is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs.

He is described as white, 5ft 7in tall, of medium build, with brown hair and blue eyes.

Carl Aldridge

Carl Aldridge from Aigburth, is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs. Image: Merseyside Police (Liverpool ECHO)

Aldridge from Aigburth, is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs.

Also 34, he is described as white, 5ft 6in tall, of proportionate build, with fair hair and blue eyes.

Dean Quinney

Dean Quinney, 36 and from West Derby, is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Image: Merseyside Police (Liverpool ECHO)

Quinney, 36 and from West Derby, is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. He is described as a white male, 5ft 7in tall, of proportionate build with dark brown hair and green eyes.

Callum Hogg

Callum Hogg, 29 and from Roby, is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Image: Merseyside Police (Liverpool ECHO)

Hogg, 29 and from Roby, is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

He is described as white, 5ft 1in tall, of medium build, with brown hair, green eyes and has missing teeth.

Stephen Warner

Stephen Warner, from Crosby, wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs and conspiracy to commit arson. Image: Merseyside Police (Liverpool ECHO)

Warner, from Crosby, wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs and conspiracy to commit arson. The 33-year-old is white, 5ft 10in tall, of medium build, with dark brown hair, a beard, and blue eyes.

Kiye Rigby

Kiye Rigby 24 and from St Helens, is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs and possession of a firearm. Image: Merseyside Police (Liverpool ECHO)

Rigby 24 and from St Helens, is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs and possession of a firearm.

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