A Wythenshawe man and his little brother have both been jailed after their £100,000 drugs racket was brought down. Owen Trainor played a 'leading role' in the supply of cocaine and employed his little brother, Niall, as a ‘trusted’ drugs delivery driver.
The court heard how Owen, 41, used his younger brother Niall, 32, as a ‘courier’ which saw him handle large amounts of money and cocaine to supply to other drug dealers.
Manchester Crown Court heard how the case was ‘very much focused around evidence’ collected from the encrypted messaging tool, Encrochat, between between December 2019 and July 2020.
The court heard how ring leader, Owen, used Encrochat to speak to his suppliers who had nicknames such as ‘Sicario’, ‘Axelrod’ and ‘Hedge Racer’. READ MORE: Murder investigation launched after body of Keano Byrne, 26, found in Reddish Vale Country Park Prosecuting barrister, Harriet Lavin, told the court how Owen was part of a messaging group with other drug dealers which would some time result in ‘three way’ calls.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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