Overview
- Gary Burden, 38, was jailed for 13 years and four months at Liverpool Crown Court on January 30 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, heroin and cannabis, plus concealing criminal property.
- Investigators said Burden used the handle 'gravedill' and was identified through saved contact names, a May 2020 birthday message, and images including selfies in a face or mud mask.
- The messages showed he conspired to supply about 12kg of cocaine, 24kg of heroin and 72kg of cannabis between January and June 2020.
- Merseyside Police arrested Burden at Liverpool Airport on September 18, 2025 as part of the UK’s EncroChat crackdown under Operation Venetic.
- The National Crime Agency reports the wider operation has secured more than 2,200 convictions while teams continue to examine some 18 million intercepted messages.