Couple who fronted dark web drugs operation must pay back £120,000
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A couple who fronted a major dark web drug operation from their terraced house must pay back £120,000 of their ill-gotten gains - or face more jail time.
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Steven Strachan, 49, of School Lane, Bidston, Wirral, admitted conspiring to supply Class A cocaine and Class B cannabis, ketamine, amphetamine, along with a charge of possessing criminal property. He was jailed for six years.
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Steven Strachan became the latest in Merseyside to be jailed in connection with an international operation targeting criminals who used a mobile encryption device to try and evade detection. A Wirral man has been jailed for six years after being convicted of a conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs. Steven Strachan became the latest in Merseyside to be jailed in connection with an international operation targeting criminals who used a mobile encryption device to try and evade detection. The 49-year-old, of School Lane Bidston, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court today. He was evidenced as using the handle Fastsilver , and involved in the supply of large quantities of cannabis, cocaine and ketamine - often using a courier to drop off and collect drugs and cash across Wirral.
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