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Alan Weston

Suspect named in EncroChat investigation as man charged with drugs offences

A man is due to appear in court today as part of an ongoing investigation into drugs supply in Merseyside.

Following his arrest yesterday (Monday, August 9), Kevin James Allan, 40, of Watergate Way, Woolton was charged with drugs offences.

The charges are: conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs and conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert, transfer, or remove criminal property.

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He has been remanded in custody to appear at Wirral Magistrates Court today, Tuesday, August 10.

The charges form part of the Merseyside Police response to Operation Venetic: a national investigation into the use of encrypted mobile devices, commonly referred to as Encrochat.

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