The son of an iconic 1990s pop star has been jailed for 10 years after being identified as a major drug dealer when he sent a photo of his father on EncroChat.
Thomas Hooton, 30, brokered drug deals worth £1.3million for organised criminals using the encrypted messaging service.
But police were able to identify the criminal - who used the handle 'Ownraptor' - by references to his father Peter Hooton, 62, lead singer of The Farm.
This included a picture the Liverpool fan sent of his father with the Champions League trophy.
He also spoke in messages about driving a Black Audi A3 and that his 'arl fella' arranged his insurance.
