A RAINHILL man has been charged with conspiracy to supply Class A drugs as part of a police operation into the use of encrypted mobile devices.
Sean Moore, of Marley Close, Rainhill was arrested at his home address yesterday, Wednesday, June 16.
Moore, 43, has been charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin and was remanded in custody to appear at Wirral Adult Remand court today, Thursday, June 17.
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Meanwhile, in a separate arrest, officers from Merseyside Police also detained 38 year-old Darren Ablett at his home address in Waddicar Lane, Melling, Sefton on Wednesday.
He was also charged with conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine and remanded into custody, also to appear at Wirral Adult Remand court today.
The charges form another 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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