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Encrypted Data Evidence in Lawlor Case, Court Hears
The case relies on EncroChat data and CCTV inquiries, and police said up to a dozen other suspects have been interviewed.
- On Friday, 41-year-old Paul Drew appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court charged with the 2020 murder of gangland figure Robbie Lawlor. Police arrested Drew in Liverpool on Wednesday, transferring him to Northern Ireland for prosecution.
- Lawlor, 36, was shot dead in broad daylight outside a house at Etna Drive in north Belfast on April 4, 2020. The killing occurred during a violent drugs feud between rival factions in the Republic of Ireland.
- Detectives linked Drew to the murder using data from the encrypted EncroChat network alongside a "correlation of CCTV and telecom enquiries." The Police Service of Northern Ireland's Major Investigation Team leads the ongoing investigation.
- District Judge Steven Keown remanded Drew in custody on Friday, scheduling a follow-up hearing for September 28. Defense lawyers indicated they are preparing a bail package and "wanted to present it to the court."
- The PSNI has already charged two other men in connection with the murder, while actively pursuing the extradition of suspects Barry Young and Jonathan Gill from the Republic of Ireland.
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