R -v -AL & Others – Snaresbrook Crown Court. Operation Serious

R -v -AL & Others – Snaresbrook Crown Court. Operation Serious. Adam Law Solicitors represented AL concerning conspiracy to possess an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and conspiracy to possess a firearm without holding a current firearm certificate as well as the supply of Class A drugs. The evidence relied upon was obtained by police involving EncroChat following a UK National Crime Agency operation known as Operation Venetic. That operation used a French/Dutch developed implant to collect data from what had been previously considered to a secure EncroChat messaging system. In order for one user of EncroChat to communicate successfully with another user they must know the unique user identification, or “ handle” of that person. As part of his defence, the defendant denied attribution to the encrypted device and also denied being a user of the device. AT TRIAL AL WAS ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES.