A plot to smuggle £45 million worth of drugs to Australia was smashed after a gangster accidentally sent a photo of his dog on an encrypted network.<br /><br />The picture, spotted on Encron by National Crime Agency (NCA) investigators, showed Danny Brown’s partner’s phone number on his pet dog’s tag.<br /><br />Brown’s gang had stuffed the huge stash of MDMA in the arms of a mechanical digger, and created a fake auction to make shipping the machinery 10,000 miles from Southampton to Brisbane in Australia appear legitimate.<br /><br />But their attempt to reap the higher market value of drugs down under was foiled.<br /><br />Brown, 55, unintentionally sabotaged the intricate plot by sending a photo of his pet dog Bob on encrypted messaging service EncroChat, clearly showing his partner’s personal information.
