Dutch authorities have arrested four individuals suspected of supplying encrypted Sky ECC phones to organized crime groups. These arrests follow a significant operation by French, Belgian, and Dutch police that infiltrated the Sky ECC network, allowing them to decrypt over a million messages. The operation led to various arrests linked to drug trafficking and money laundering. Authorities have seized €1.4 million in cryptocurrency, reflecting the scale of organized crime exploitation involving these devices. Despite the setback, Jean-Francios Eap, founder of Sky Global, denies knowingly providing phones for criminal enterprises.
Police have arrested three men and one woman linked to the distribution of Sky ECC encrypted phones used by organized crime syndicates across multiple countries.
The suspects, yet to be named, face charges of running a criminal organization and laundering illicit proceeds through supplying encrypted phones to criminal elements.
Infiltration of Sky ECC networks enabled police to decrypt messages over two years, aiding in the prosecution of drug gangs across France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Dutch law enforcement has leveraged decrypted Sky ECC communications to initiate hundreds of criminal cases focused on drug trafficking, money laundering, and violent offenses.
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