Ham sandwich leads police to drug dealers
Detectives discovered the drug dealers were the owners of Encrochat handles Somesnail and Peppershirt and matched items in the images of a can of lager and a ham sandwich to Whiteside's home on Mickledon Road.
Wylie, formerly of The Stables, pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to transfer and conceal criminal property and being concerned in supplying Class A drugs to others. Whiteside admitted conspiracy to transfer and conceal criminal property and possessing criminal property.
Detectives said they still wanted to speak to two other men, aged 40 and 37, as part of the investigation, who were both believed to be abroad. Det Ch Insp James Edmonds said: "Like many other users of EncroChat, the criminals operating in Lancashire will have mistakenly thought that they could traffic drugs with impunity, under the radar of the police.Why not follow BBC North West on
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