Man arrested and 14 vehicles seized in Newry PSNI operation

The arrest was part of the National Crime Agency’s Operation Venetic investigation into crimes being committed on encrypted mobile phones. File Picture: Niall Carson/PA

A man has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in an offer to supply Class A drugs following an investigation into the EncroChat encrypted messaging platform.

The 33-year-old was detained in the Newry, Co Down, area by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).