Drugs and firearms trafficker bragged of being armed with an AK47 and offered Skorpion submachine gun for sale
A drugs and firearms trafficker with contacts around the globe boasted he was the "best in Liverpool" at producing crack cocaine.
He was described during a trial earlier this year as an "astute, well-organised, careful drug dealer", while he told jurors that he had "been involved in buying and selling drugs for 20 years" and said he was "the best person in Liverpool at turning cocaine into crack cocaine". His involvement in the trade saw him "purchase wholesale quantity of drugs" before "breaking them down for onward supply".
Clarke was arrested on February 7 this year. Under interview, he admitted to detectives that he had "been a drug dealer historically" but "denied being part of any ongoing large scale dealing". Clarke - who held his head in his hands at times during the hearing - admitted conspiracy to supply heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine and cannabis and was found guilty of conspiracy to sell or transfer prohibited firearms and ammunition by a jury. Appearing via video link to HMP Liverpool, he was jailed for 26 years.
"You also acted as a broker, moving on larger quantities. You had multiple other EncroChat handles stored in your device, with an association with other criminals around the world - including those involved in the importation of drugs into the UK.
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