Jamie Rothwell, 38, is awaiting his fate after admitting a series of gun and drug crimes. The hacking of communications network EncroChat revealed he had organised underworld hits Jamie Rothwell was brought to court under heavy armed guards (Image: NCA)

Salford criminal Jamie Rothwell is bracing himself for years locked up in maximum security prisons following "mind-numbing" daily regimes, his barrister has warned.

Rothwell, 38, is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to a string of firearms and narcotics offences . The infiltration of encrypted messaging platform EncroChat , a service favoured by organised crime groups , exposed how he had orchestrated underworld assassinations, coordinated massive drug transactions, and trafficked lethal firearms from his Barcelona f

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