Encrypted messages from the men were intercepted, leading to their arrest, Leeds Crown Court heard.
Carl O'Flaherty, Clinton Blakey, Dane Marshall and Paul Shepherd were arrested after EncroChat was cracked in 2020A former Leeds United footballer is among four men jailed for dealing large amounts of cocaine after their encrypted messages were intercepted.
The court was told he was a trusted courier for the drugs, involved in collecting and delivering cash for O'Flaherty all over the UK.O'Flaherty, 38, of Leysholme Terrace, admitted being the leader of the drugs network and running a wholesale drugs supply business. He had admitted conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs and intentionally encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence, and was sentenced to 12 years.
Another Leeds man, Dane Marshall, 42, who admitted conspiracy to supply a Class A drug and transferring criminal property, was ordered to serve six years and six months in prison. At the Leeds property, officers found 13 kilos of amphetamine, large quantities of chemicals used to dilute cocaine and equipment that showed 12 kilos of cocaine was repackaged there.
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