Family man leading double life as drugs ‘broker’ had thousands in cash and Rolex watch
A family man who was leading a double life as a drug ‘broker’ months after being released from prison had his secret uncovered when police cracked encrypted messages. Joseph McCormick, 41, acting under the username ‘Butternoon’ organised the buying and selling of 16 kilos of class A drugs.
“He arranged meetings between their mutual associates and a debtors list was handed over,” Mr Berlyne said. In April, McCormick sent a message to ‘Royalchunk’ saying he had the money to pay for nine ounces of an unknown drug, and they confirmed they had received £11,000. The total amount of drugs referenced was ‘at least’ 16 kilos, and was said to be worth an estimated street value of between £1.5million and £2 million.
Jailing him for 11 years and four months, Judge Dean KC said: “You knew what you faced today. The sadness of this case lies in what I have referred to in the letter from your father and partner’s parents.
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