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Gangster
Gangster presents... A 6-part true crime podcast documenting the biggest organised crime bust in British policing history. It happens in 2020 when police in France penetrate an encrypted phone network called EncroChat. According to police, the phones were used exclusively by criminals.
For over two months, police forces across Europe were reading the secret communications of major league criminal networks. The Metropolitan Police, working with the National Crime Agency and other forces, used this information to uncover the workings of organised crime groups.
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4.7 stars from 1,494 ratings
Absolutely fascinating
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“Amazing series - a window into crime and lives that would otherwise be invisible. Tenacious committed and thorough reporting. Loved it all.”
plumbeum via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/02/24
Fantastic and frightening podcast
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“Really enjoying this podcast. Seen it for a while and started with Burger Boys, a local story. Fascinating and awful all at once. Nicely researched and produced.”
ALM1078 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/25/24
Padded out but interesting
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“This is a fascinating story which would have been more compelling if it wasn’t stretched into 6 episodes. Sound bites and quotes from interviewees are repeated over and over, the encrochat word repeated in various voices as a filler is really irritating. For me it would have made a great radio...”Read full review »
Snmy24 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/18/24
Recent Episodes
The EncroChat hack has given the police unprecedented access to the secrets of organised crime. Nearly four years on from the hack, the detective who led the Met’s EncroChat investigation, DCI Driss Hayoukane, reveals what the police have learnt about OCGs which they didn’t know before....
Published 02/11/24
Published 02/11/24
The truth unearthed about Met police officer PC Kashif Mahmood is stranger than an episode of the fictional drama Line of Duty. And it was evidence unearthed in the EncroChat operation which made him plead guilty.
PC Kashif Mahmood had won five awards for his outstanding service as a police...
Published 02/04/24
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