On 01/04/2025, the National Crime Agency issued an update regarding Operation Venetic: A 49-year-old man, Heemal Vaid, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for masterminding a multi-million-pound cocaine and heroin operation. Vaid, who used EncroChat to broker deals under the pseudonym "Starkcake", arranged for £4m worth of drugs to be imported into the UK, disrupting the supply of dangerous substances and taking profit out of ruining lives.