European police pounce after cracking crime chat network

European police said cracked an encrypted phone network used by organised crime groups, leading the arrest of at least 80 people and hundreds of raids. — AP

Police said Wednesday they had arrested at least 80 people and carried out hundreds of raids in two European countries after shutting down an encrypted phone network used by organised crime groups.

Belgian, Dutch and French police said they hacked into the SKY ECC network, allowing them to look "over the shoulders" of suspects as they communicated with customised devices to plot drug deals and murders.