Ring leader Craig Gallagher was jailed at Liverpool Crown Court along with three accomplices
The group, who leased premises in Widnes, Cheshire, even had fleece jackets made with the company name on - Clarke Computers and Software Limited.Ring leader Craig Gallagher was jailed at Liverpool Crown Court along with three accomplices on Wednesday. The court heard he admitted trying to broker the sales of firearms including an AR-15 assault rifle, AK47s, Glock handguns, a Skorpion machine pistol and self-loading pistols.Image caption,Police waded through 40,000 messages to and from Gallagher's EncroChat handles, discovering the gang leased an industrial unit in Trafalgar Court, Widnes.
Marcus Allen, 29, of Grey Road, Liverpool, was jailed for eight years for transporting at least £686,500 worth of drugs. He admitted supplying cocaine and transferring criminal property.